Mike Hammond (ice hockey)

Mike Hammond
Born (1990-02-21)21 February 1990
Brighton, East Sussex, England
Died 19 July 2023(2023-07-19) (aged 33)
Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Right
Played for Cincinnati Cyclones
Brampton Beast
Braehead Clan
Manchester Storm
Lausitzer Füchse
Odense Bulldogs
Frederikshavn White Hawks
Coventry Blaze
Hannover Scorpions
Nottingham Panthers
National team  Great Britain
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2015–2023

Michael Hammond (21 February 1990 – 19 July 2023) was a British professional ice hockey centre. Between 2015 and 2023, he played for 10 teams across the ECHL, Elite Ice Hockey League, DEL2, Metal Ligaen, and Oberliga. Hammond was also a member of the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team.

Early life

Hammond was born on 21 February 1990 in Brighton, England.[1] As a child, Hammond and his family moved to Canada, where he played minor ice hockey with the Juan de Fuca Orcas.[2]

Career

Junior

Hammond began playing junior ice hockey with the Victoria Cougars of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL). With 98 points in 48 regular season games, Hammond led the VIJHL in scoring during the 2005-06 season and took the Cougars to a championship title.[2][3]

Professional

Hammond previously played for German Oberliga side Hannover Scorpions.[4]

He represented Great Britain at the 2019 IIHF World Championship and the 2021 IIHF World Championship.[5]

Death

Hammond died in a single-vehicle road traffic collision near Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, on 19 July 2023.[6] He was 33.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Victoria Cougars VIJHL 48 40 58 98 22 — — — — —
2006–07 Kelowna Rockets WHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2007-08 Victoria Grizzlies BCHL 47 14 17 31 6 — — — — —
2008–09 Victoria Grizzlies BCHL 9 2 5 7 2 — — — — —
2008–09 Victoria Cougars VIJHL 6 2 6 8 4 — — — — —
2009–10 Victoria Cougars VIJHL 11 9 16 25 14 — — — — —
2009–10 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCHL 46 27 41 68 16 5 0 4 4 12
2010–11 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCHL 40 30 36 66 30 — — — — —
2010–11 Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL 17 9 18 27 8 15 9 9 18 10
2011–12 Lakehead Thunderwolves CIS 28 9 18 27 12 — — — — —
2012–13 Lakehead Thunderwolves CIS 28 11 19 30 10 2 0 2 2 2
2013–14 Lakehead Thunderwolves CIS 28 13 21 34 14 — — — — —
2014–15 Lakehead Thunderwolves CIS 27 15 24 39 8 — — — — —
2015–16 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 26 3 1 4 2 — — — — —
2015–16 Brampton Beast ECHL 19 4 7 11 4 — — — — —
2016–17 Braehead Clan EIHL 43 25 21 46 6 — — — — —
2017–18 Manchester Storm EIHL 56 32 51 83 10 2 1 4 5 2
2018–19 Manchester Storm EIHL 53 18 57 75 16 — — — — —
2019–20 Lausitzer Füchse DEL2 48 18 49 67 10 — — — — —
2020–21 Odense Bulldogs DEN 20 9 13 22 9 — — — — —
2020–21 Frederikshavn White Hawks DEN 12 4 8 12 2 7 0 5 5 2
2020–21 Coventry Blaze EIHL 14 6 16 22 0 — — — — —
2021–22 Hannover Scorpions DEL3 49 30 60 90 0 12 5 13 18 4
2022–23 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 51 13 25 38 14 4 1 4 5 0
EIHL totals 217 94 170 264 46 6 2 8 10 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Great Britain WC-D1 17th 5 0 2 2 0
2019 Great Britain WC 13th 7 4 0 4 4
2020 Great Britain OGQ DNQ 3 0 2 2 0
2021 Great Britain WC 14th 7 2 2 4 0
2023 Great Britain WC D1A 17th 5 2 3 5 0
Senior totals 27 8 9 17 4

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 May 2019 Košice, Slovakia  Germany 1–1 1–3 2019 IIHF World Championship
2. 15 May 2019  United States 1–1 3–6
3. 18 May 2019  Slovakia 1–3 1–7
4. 20 May 2019  France 2–3 4–3 (OT)
5. 25 May 2021 Riga, Latvia  Denmark 2–2 2–3 (OT) 2021 IIHF World Championship
6. 26 May 2021  Belarus 4–1 4–3
7. 30 April 2023 Nottingham, Great Britain  Poland 4–3 5–4 (OT) 2023 IIHF World Championship Division I
8. 5 May 2023  Italy 3–2 5–3

References

  1. ^ "Mike Hammond - Stats & Facts". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Potts, Andy (20 July 2023). "GB star Hammond dies". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ^ Bell, Jeff; Dheensaw, Cleve (21 July 2023). "Former Victoria hockey player killed in Shawnigan crash". Times Colonist. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Spektakulärer Transfer bei den Hannover Scorpions | Hannover Scorpions". 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Russell names 25-man World Championship squad". icehockeyuk.co.uk. 22 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Mike Hammond: Great Britain ice hockey player dies in car crash". BBC News. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  7. ^ Tasha, James (20 July 2023). "Mike Hammond Death; Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League Player Died In Shawnigan Lake Car Accident". SNBC13. Retrieved 20 July 2023.


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