Mickey Volcan

Mickey Volcan
Born (1962-03-03) March 3, 1962 (age 62)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Hartford Whalers
Calgary Flames
NHL draft 50th overall, 1980
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 1980–1991

Michael Stephen Volcan (born March 3, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 162 National Hockey League games for the Hartford Whalers and Calgary Flames from 1980 until 1984. He recorded eight goals and 33 assists in his career. Volcan was a third round draft pick, 50th overall by the Whalers in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He was the youngest player in the NHL in the 1980–81 season. Volcan retired following the 1990–91 season.

Volcan was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Volcan played two seasons of junior hockey for the St. Albert Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, where he was a teammate of future NHLers Mark Messier and Troy Murray, before joining the Portland Winter Hawks for the 1979 Western Hockey League playoffs. He then played one season of college hockey with University of North Dakota.

On January 15, 1983, Volcan (as a member of the Hartford Whalers) and Garry Howatt (as a member of the New Jersey Devils) become the only active players to officiate an NHL game when a snowstorm prevented a referee, Ron Fournier, and a linesman, Ron Asselstine, from reaching the Hartford Civic Center for the beginning of a game between the Whalers and Devils.[1][2] The two players stepped down after the first period once the officials arrived.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 St. Albert Saints AJHL 60 28 40 68 106 — — — — —
1977–78 Portland Winterhawks WCHL — — — — — 8 1 1 2 2
1978–79 St. Albert Saints AJHL 49 20 49 69 107 5 2 2 4 4
1978–79 Portland Winterhawks WHL — — — — — 4 1 0 1 0
1979–80 University of North Dakota WCHA 33 2 14 16 38 — — — — —
1980–81 Hartford Whalers NHL 49 2 11 13 26 — — — — —
1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL 24 1 9 10 26 6 0 0 0 14
1981–82 Hartford Whalers NHL 26 1 5 6 29 — — — — —
1981–82 Binghamton Whalers AHL 33 4 13 17 47 14 4 8 12 40
1982–83 Hartford Whalers NHL 68 4 13 17 73 — — — — —
1983–84 Calgary Flames NHL 19 1 4 5 18 — — — — —
1983–84 Colorado Flames CHL 30 8 9 17 20 5 0 0 0 11
1984–85 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 63 8 14 22 44 — — — — —
1985–86 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 66 12 36 48 114 — — — — —
1986–87 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 72 8 36 44 118 — — — — —
1987–88 JYP Jyväskylä FIN 29 7 4 11 78 — — — — —
1988–89 EV Landshut GER 16 9 15 24 49 — — — — —
1988–89 EHC Chur NLB 7 6 4 10 26 — — — — —
1989–90 Krefelder EV 1981 GER-2 25 8 27 35 60 — — — — —
1989–90 SC Riessersee GER-2 10 5 7 12 39 — — — — —
1990–91 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 59 13 29 42 103 11 0 6 6 11
AHL totals 258 33 108 141 349 20 4 8 12 54
NHL totals 162 8 33 41 146 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Whalers Top Devils, 2-1". New York Times. January 16, 1983. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Pinchevsky, Tal. "Volcan, Howatt made NHL history 30 years ago". NHL.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
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