Phil Sykes (ice hockey)

Phil Sykes
Born (1959-03-18) March 18, 1959 (age 65)
Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Winnipeg Jets
National team  Canada
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1982–1992

Phil Sykes (born March 18, 1959) is a Canadian former college and professional ice hockey winger.

Career

He played college hockey for the University of North Dakota, helping them win NCAA national championships in 1980 and 1982. He was named to the NCAA Championship all-tournament team in 1980 and 1982 and the WCHA first all-star team in 1982. He was also named the NCAA's championship tournament MVP in 1982.[1]

His National Hockey League playing career began with the Los Angeles Kings in the 1982–1983 season. He finished his career with the Winnipeg Jets following the 1991–1992 season. He played 456 games in the NHL and 212 games in the AHL during his 10-year professional career. Since retiring, Sykes has coached youth hockey in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1976–77 Spruce Grove Mets AJHL — — — — — — — — — —
1978–79 University of North Dakota WCHA 41 9 5 14 16 — — — — —
1979–80 University of North Dakota WCHA 37 22 27 49 34 — — — — —
1980–81 University of North Dakota WCHA 38 28 34 62 22 — — — — —
1981–82 University of North Dakota WCHA 45 39 24 63 20 — — — — —
1982–83 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7 2 0 2 2 — — — — —
1982–83 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 71 19 26 45 111 12 2 2 4 21
1983–84 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1983–84 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 77 29 37 66 101 — — — — —
1984–85 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79 17 15 32 38 3 0 1 1 4
1985–86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 76 20 24 44 97 — — — — —
1986–87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 58 6 15 21 133 5 0 1 1 8
1987–88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 40 9 12 21 82 4 0 0 0 0
1988–89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 23 0 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 8
1988–89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 34 9 17 26 23 — — — — —
1989–90 Winnipeg Jets NHL 48 9 6 15 32 — — — — —
1989–90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 25 3 12 15 32 — — — — —
1989–90 Moncton Hawks AHL 5 0 1 1 20 — — — — —
1990–91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 70 12 10 22 59 — — — — —
1991–92 Winnipeg Jets NHL 52 4 2 6 72 7 0 1 1 9
NHL totals 456 79 85 164 519 26 0 3 3 29

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1986 Canada WC 9 0 0 0 4
Senior totals 9 0 0 0 4

Awards and honours

Award Year
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1980, 1982 [3]
All-WCHA First Team 1981–82 [4]

References

  1. ^ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Phil Sykes".
  2. ^ Weltz, Claire. "Phil Sykes: From Walk-On to Two-Time NCAA Champion". Dakota Student. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  3. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  4. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Most Valuable Player
1981–82 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
1982 		Succeeded by
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