Mike Sands (ice hockey)

Mike Sands
Born (1963-04-06) April 6, 1963 (age 61)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Minnesota North Stars
National team  Canada
NHL draft 31st overall, 1981
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1982–1989

Mike Sands (born April 6, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played six games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars between 1984 and 1986. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1982 to 1989, was spent in the minor leagues.

Early life

Sands was born in Mississauga, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.[1]

Career

During his NHL career, Sands played for the Minnesota North Stars. He has since worked as an amateur scout for the Arizona Coyotes. He previously worked as director of amateur scouting for the Calgary Flames and for the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1979–80 Streetsville Derbys COJHL 20 — — — 1049 57 0 3.26 — — — — — — — — —
1979–80 Dixie Beehives COJHL 4 2 1 — 220 12 1 3.55 — — — — — — — — —
1980–81 Sudbury Wolves OHL 50 15 28 2 2789 236 0 5.08 — — — — — — — — —
1981–82 Sudbury Wolves OHL 53 13 33 1 2854 265 1 5.57 — — — — — — — — —
1981–82 Nashville South Stars CHL 7 3 3 1 380 26 0 4.11 .875 — — — — — — — —
1982–83 Sudbury Wolves OHL 43 11 27 0 2320 204 1 5.28 — — — — — — — — —
1982–83 Birmingham South Stars CHL 4 0 4 0 169 14 0 4.97 .859 — — — — — — — —
1983–84 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 23 7 12 1 1145 93 0 4.87 — — — — — — — — —
1984–85 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3 0 3 0 139 14 0 6.05 .841 — — — — — — — —
1984–85 Springfield Indians AHL 46 23 17 3 2589 140 2 3.24 .892 — — — — — — — —
1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 27 8 15 1 1490 94 0 3.79 .879 — — — — — — — —
1986–87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3 0 2 0 163 12 0 4.43 .883 — — — — — — — —
1986–87 Springfield Indians AHL 19 4 10 0 1048 77 0 4.41 .863 — — — — — — — —
1987–88 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 3 0 2 1 184 16 0 5.22 — — — — — — — — —
1987–88 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 4 0 4 0 185 22 0 7.14 .832 — — — — — — — —
1988–89 Canadian National Team Intl 21 6 13 1 1012 75 0 4.45 — — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 6 0 5 0 302 26 0 5.18 .864 — — — — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1983 Canada WJC 5 — — — 240 13 0 3,25 —
Junior totals 5 — — — 240 13 0 3.25 —

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 2019-01-12.
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