Mike Rogers (hockey player)
Encyclopedia
Michael R. Rogers is a retired professional
ice hockey
centre
who played five seasons in the World Hockey Association
, followed by seven seasons in the National Hockey League
, from 1979–80 to 1985–86. He was drafted by both the Vancouver Canucks
(5th round, 77th overall) of the NHL
and the Edmonton Oilers
(4th round, 48th overall) of the WHA
in 1974.
Currently, Rogers is the colour commentator for the Calgary Flames
on the Calgary sports radio station "The Fan 960".
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
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...
centre
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
who played five seasons in the World Hockey Association
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
, followed by seven seasons in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
, from 1979–80 to 1985–86. He was drafted by both the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
(5th round, 77th overall) of the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
and the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
(4th round, 48th overall) of the WHA
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926...
in 1974.
Currently, Rogers is the colour commentator for the Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
on the Calgary sports radio station "The Fan 960".
Legacy
- Ranked No. 88 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & SonsJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
, 2009).
Career statistics
| 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 | ||
| 1971–72 | Calgary Centennials Calgary Centennials Calgary Buffaloes redirects here. For the former Alberta Junior Hockey League team of the same name, see Calgary Buffaloes The Calgary Centennials were a junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1966–1977... |
WCHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
66 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 67 | 54 | 58 | 112 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 66 | 67 | 73 | 140 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
WHA World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926... |
78 | 35 | 48 | 83 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 44 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | New England Whalers | WHA | 36 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | New England Whalers | WHA | 78 | 25 | 57 | 82 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | New England Whalers | WHA | 80 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 1978–79 | New England Whalers | WHA | 80 | 27 | 45 | 72 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Hartford Whalers | NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
80 | 44 | 61 | 105 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 80 | 40 | 65 | 105 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | New York Rangers New 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... |
NHL | 80 | 38 | 65 | 103 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | New York Rangers | NHL | 71 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | New York Rangers | NHL | 78 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 1985–86 AHL season The 1985–86 AHL season was the 50th season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears finished first overall in the regular season... |
New Haven Nighthawks New Haven Nighthawks The New Haven Nighthawks are a former ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1972 to 1992. They had affiliations with the Minnesota North Stars , New York Islanders , New York Rangers , and Los Angeles Kings... |
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... |
20 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Nova Scotia Oilers Nova Scotia Oilers The Nova Scotia Oilers were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1984 to 1988. The Oilers played their home games at the Halifax Metro Centre, and were the AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, whose logo theirs resembled.The Oilers... |
AHL | 33 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 484 | 202 | 317 | 519 | 184 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 6 | ||||