Bryan Erickson (ice hockey)

Bryan Erickson
Born (1960-03-07) March 7, 1960 (age 64)
Roseau, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Washington Capitals
Los Angeles Kings
Pittsburgh Penguins
Winnipeg Jets
National team  United States
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1979–1994

Bryan Lee Erickson (born March 7, 1960) is an American former professional ice hockey player.

Career

Signed in 1983 as a free agent by the Washington Capitals after starring for the University of Minnesota men's ice hockey team, Erickson played parts of two seasons with the Capitals before he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings.

He also played with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Winnipeg Jets before retiring from active professional play after the 1993–94 NHL season. Erickson resides today in Roseau pursuing business interests.

Erickson frequently played for Team USA in international hockey. He was a member of the 1982, 1986 and 1987 Ice Hockey World Championship teams as well as the 1984 Canada Cup. On September 20, 2012, he was elected to the University of Minnesota "M" Club and was celebrated as part of the 2012 inductee group at the September 22, 2012 football game in which the University of Minnesota beat Syracuse University 17–10. As an integral part of the Minnesota family, the "M" Club endeavors to uphold and enrich the great tradition of Golden Gopher Athletics.

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-WCHA Second Team 1981–82 [1]
All-WCHA First Team 1982–83 [1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1976–77 Roseau High School HS-MN — — — — — — — — — —
1977–78 Roseau High School HS-MN — — — 79 — — — — — —
1979–80 University of Minnesota WCHA 23 10 15 25 14 — — — — —
1980–81 University of Minnesota WCHA 44 39 47 86 30 — — — — —
1981–82 University of Minnesota WCHA 35 25 20 45 20 — — — — —
1982–83 University of Minnesota WCHA 42 35 47 82 30 — — — — —
1982–83 Hershey Bears AHL 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 3 0
1983–84 Hershey Bears AHL 31 16 12 28 11 — — — — —
1983–84 Washington Capitals NHL 45 12 17 29 16 8 2 3 5 7
1984–85 Binghamton Whalers AHL 13 6 11 17 8 8 1 4 5 6
1984–85 Washington Capitals NHL 57 15 13 28 23 — — — — —
1985–86 Binghamton Whalers AHL 7 5 3 8 2 — — — — —
1985–86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 14 8 3 11 11 — — — — —
1985–86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 55 20 23 43 36 — — — — —
1986–87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 68 20 30 50 26 3 1 1 2 0
1987–88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1987–88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 42 6 15 21 20 — — — — —
1987–88 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 11 1 4 5 0 — — — — —
1988–89 HC Merano ITA 38 38 56 94 29 — — — — —
1989–90 Lausanne HC SWI-2 13 7 8 15 10 — — — — —
1989–90 Moncton Hawks AHL 13 4 7 11 4 — — — — —
1990–91 Moncton Hawks AHL 36 18 14 32 16 9 9 2 11 6
1990–91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 6 0 7 7 0 — — — — —
1991–92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 10 2 4 6 0 — — — — —
1992–93 Moncton Hawks AHL 2 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
1992–93 Winnipeg Jets NHL 41 4 12 16 14 3 0 0 0 0
1993–94 Moncton Hawks AHL 3 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1993–94 Winnipeg Jets NHL 16 0 0 0 6 — — — — —
NHL totals 351 80 125 205 141 14 3 4 7 7

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1979 United States WJC 5 2 1 3 6
1980 United States WJC 4 2 2 4 2
1982 United States WC 7 1 1 2 6
1984 United States CC 6 2 2 4 4
1986 United States WC 10 8 1 9 10
1987 United States WC 10 4 4 8 8
Junior totals 9 4 3 7 8
Senior totals 33 15 8 23 28

References

  1. ^ a b "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.


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