Mickey Elick
Encyclopedia
Mickey Elick is a Canadian
ice hockey
defenceman
currently playing for EC Dornbirn in the Austrian National League
.
in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft
and spent four years at the University of Wisconsin before turning pro in 1996 with the ECHL
's Charlotte Checkers. After playing for the Canadian National Team in 1997, Elick spent the 1998-99 season in the American Hockey League
with the Saint John Flames
and in the International Hockey League with the Grand Rapids Griffins
.
In 1999, Elick moved to Europe
and joined the Krefeld Pinguine
of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany
. He went on to play four more seasons in the DEL, playing for Düsseldorfer EG
, the Augsburger Panther
and the Kölner Haie
. In 2004, Elick moved to Austria
to play for EHC Black Wings Linz
in the EBHL. In 2005, Elick signed for EC VSV.
After five seasons with Villacher, Elick signed with EC Dornbirn for the 2010-11 season, in the lower Austrian National League on August 12, 2010.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
currently playing for EC Dornbirn in the Austrian National League
Austrian National League
The Austrian National League is the second highest league of the three nationwide ice hockey leagues in Austria. The winner of the league can theoretically move up to the Erste Bank Hockey League, but in practice this does not happen often, because of the higher cost of competing at the higher...
.
Playing career
Elick was drafted 192nd overall by the New York RangersNew York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft
1992 NHL Entry Draft
The 1992 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 20 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. A total of 264 players were drafted.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:...
and spent four years at the University of Wisconsin before turning pro in 1996 with the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
's Charlotte Checkers. After playing for the Canadian National Team in 1997, Elick spent the 1998-99 season in the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
with the Saint John Flames
Saint John Flames
The Saint John Flames were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate....
and in the International Hockey League with the Grand Rapids Griffins
Grand Rapids Griffins
The Grand Rapids Griffins are a professional hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Van Andel Arena. They are the AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League....
.
In 1999, Elick moved to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and joined the Krefeld Pinguine
Krefeld Pinguine
The Krefeld Pinguine are an ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play in Krefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the KönigPALAST. Founded first in 1936, the pro team became a limited liability company in 1994 and joined the top tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga...
of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He went on to play four more seasons in the DEL, playing for Düsseldorfer EG
DEG Metro Stars
The DEG Metro Stars is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players...
, the Augsburger Panther
Augsburger Panther
The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion....
and the Kölner Haie
Kölner Haie
The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white....
. In 2004, Elick moved to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
to play for EHC Black Wings Linz
EHC Black Wings Linz
The EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz are a member of the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. They play their home games in Linz, Austria at the Keine Sorgen Eisarena Linz.-History:...
in the EBHL. In 2005, Elick signed for EC VSV.
After five seasons with Villacher, Elick signed with EC Dornbirn for the 2010-11 season, in the lower Austrian National League on August 12, 2010.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA Western Collegiate Hockey Association The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference.... |
32 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 42 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 43 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 39 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 1996–97 ECHL season The 1996-97 ECHL season was the ninth season of the ECHL. Before the start of the season, two franchises relocated, one was renamed, and two expansion franchises were founded... |
Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 70 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1996–97 | Binghamton Rangers Binghamton Rangers The Binghamton Rangers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.-History:The market was previously served by:-Playoffs:-Single Season:... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 61 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | EV Landshut | DEL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Saint John Flames Saint John Flames The Saint John Flames were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate.... |
AHL | 62 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Grand Rapids Griffins Grand Rapids Griffins The Grand Rapids Griffins are a professional hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Van Andel Arena. They are the AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.... |
IHL | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Krefeld Pinguine Krefeld Pinguine The Krefeld Pinguine are an ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play in Krefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the KönigPALAST. Founded first in 1936, the pro team became a limited liability company in 1994 and joined the top tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga... |
DEL | 46 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Düsseldorfer EG DEG Metro Stars The DEG Metro Stars is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players... |
DEL | 60 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Augsburger Panther Augsburger Panther The Augsburger Panther are a professional ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team is based in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. They play their home games at the Curt Frenzel Stadion.... |
DEL | 56 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Kölner Haie Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.The team colours are red and white.... |
DEL | 52 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2003–04 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 50 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | EHC Linz EHC Black Wings Linz The EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz are a member of the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. They play their home games in Linz, Austria at the Keine Sorgen Eisarena Linz.-History:... |
EBEL Austrian Hockey League The Austrian Hockey League , called the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level ice hockey league in Austria.-History:... |
48 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | EC VSV | EBEL | 41 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 2006–07 | EC VSV | EBEL | 52 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08 | EC VSV | EBEL | 36 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | EC VSV | EBEL | 30 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | EC VSV | EBEL | 48 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2010–11 | EC Dornbirn | ANL Austrian National League The Austrian National League is the second highest league of the three nationwide ice hockey leagues in Austria. The winner of the league can theoretically move up to the Erste Bank Hockey League, but in practice this does not happen often, because of the higher cost of competing at the higher... |
34 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 70 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| DEL totals | 267 | 30 | 72 | 102 | 273 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 30 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 2010 IIHF World Championship The 2010 IIHF World Championship was the 74th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 7 and 23 May 2010 in Germany. The games were played in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, SAP Arena in Mannheim, and one game at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen... |
Austria | WC-D1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Senior int'l totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||