Mike Zuke
Template:Short description Template:Infobox ice hockey player Michael Zuke (born 16 April 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL, between 1978 and 1986.
Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points.[1] Zuke's father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis).[2]
Zuke also played NCAA hockey for Michigan Tech and is the all-time scoring leader with 133 goals and 177 assists for a total of 310 points[3] in 163 games played in his four years there. Zuke helped the Huskies win the national championship in 1975. He leads the all-time list by an impressive 97 points. He also holds the all-time high for goals and assists respectively.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Michigan Tech Huskies | WCHA | 38 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Michigan Tech Huskies | WCHA | 40 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Michigan Tech Huskies | WCHA | 42 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Michigan Tech Huskies | WCHA | 43 | 47 | 57 | 104 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Mohawk Valley Comets | NAHL | 48 | 42 | 29 | 71 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 71 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 34 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 29 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 69 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 74 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 76 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 43 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1982–83 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 75 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 67 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 86 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 455 | 86 | 196 | 282 | 220 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | ||||
Personal life
Zuke presently owns and operates Mike Zuke Enterprises in St. Louis, an apparel, screen printing and embroidery business.
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA First Team | 1973–74 | [4] |
| AHCA West All-American | 1973–74 | [5] |
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1974–75 | [4] |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1975–76 | [4] |
| AHCA West All-American | 1975–76 | [5] |
References
External links
- Mike Zuke Enterprises (copy archived February 2020)
- Template:Icehockeystats
- 1954 births
- Living people
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players
- Hartford Whalers players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Ice hockey people from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- Indianapolis Racers draft picks
- Indianapolis Racers players
- Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players
- NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
- St. Louis Blues announcers
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- St. Louis Blues players
- Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) players
- Pages with script errors