Mike Dwyer (ice hockey)

Mike Dwyer
Born (1957-09-16) September 16, 1957 (age 67)
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Colorado Rockies
Calgary Flames
NHL draft 74th overall, 1977
Colorado Rockies
WHA draft 82nd overall, 1977
Houston Aeros
Playing career 1977–1983

Michael Dwyer (born September 16, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.

Early life

Dwyer was born in Brampton, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1970 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1]

Career

Dwyer was drafted by both the Colorado Rockies in the fifth round, 74th overall in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft and by the Houston Aeros in the 10th round, 82nd overall of the 1977 WHA Entry Draft.

Dwyer played 32 National Hockey League games for the Rockies and the Calgary Flames over parts of four seasons between 1978–79 and 1981–82, recording three goals and six assists. He spent much of his professional career playing for several teams in the Central Hockey League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1975–76 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 42 20 28 48 24 — — — — —
1976–77 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 5 5 1 6 11 — — — — —
1976–77 Niagara Falls Flyers OMJHL 59 30 38 68 127 — — — — —
1977–78 Hampton Gulls AHL 9 2 1 3 4 — — — — —
1977–78 Phoenix Roadrunners CHL 25 12 8 20 16 — — — — —
1978–79 Colorado Rockies NHL 12 2 3 5 2 — — — — —
1978–79 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 60 20 27 47 52 — — — — —
1979–80 Colorado Rockies NHL 10 0 0 0 19 — — — — —
1979–80 Fort Worth Texans CHL 13 3 4 7 22 — — — — —
1979–80 Birmingham Bulls CHL 40 16 18 34 90 — — — — —
1980–81 Calgary Flames NHL 4 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 1 0
1980–81 Birmingham Bulls CHL 49 16 34 50 135 — — — — —
1980–81 Wichita Wind CHL 12 8 8 16 28 15 6 11 17 36
1981–82 Calgary Flames NHL 5 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
1981–82 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 28 9 21 30 35 — — — — —
1982–83 Colorado Flames CHL 51 15 33 48 61 6 4 4 8 2
CHL totals 218 79 126 205 387 21 10 15 25 38
NHL totals 31 2 6 8 25 1 1 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-10.


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