Mike Eagles
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image_size =
| position = Left wing
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 190
| played_for = Quebec Nordiques
Chicago Blackhawks
Winnipeg Jets
Washington Capitals
| ntl_team =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|3|7|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada
| draft = 116th overall
| draft_year = 1981
| draft_team = Quebec Nordiques
| career_start = 1983
| career_end = 2000
}}
Michael Bryant Eagles (born March 7, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League. He is currently the Athletic Director of St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick.[http://w3.stu.ca/stu/athletics/contact/default.aspx STU Tommies Athletics Department]
Pre-NHL
Eagles won two Ontario Hockey League championships (1981 and 1982) and the Memorial Cup (1982) with the Kitchener Rangers.
NHL career
Eagles was drafted 116th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. He played 853 career NHL games, scoring 74 goals and 122 assists for 196 points. Throughout his career, Eagles played for the Quebec Nordiques (1982-1988), the Chicago Blackhawks (1988-1990), the Winnipeg Jets (1990-1994), and the Washington Capitals (1994-2000). During his time with the Capitals, he played in the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals against the Detroit Red Wings.
Post NHL
In 2002, he was named head coach of the St. Thomas University Tommies of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport conference. During his first year, he led the Tommies to a league championship, and was also named CIS coach of the year. In 2011, he left his coaching position to become St Thomas's Athletic Director.[http://www.kitchenerrangers.com/article/st-thomas-names-mike-eagles-director-of-athletics_51153 Kitchener Rangers: St. Thomas Names Mike Eagles Director of Athletics]
International play
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{{MedalSport|Ice hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|1983 Soviet Union|}}
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Eagles made an international debut for Team Canada at the 1983 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in the Soviet Union. As a member of the team, he won a bronze medal.[http://www.nbsportshalloffame.com/en/honoured-members/item/179-michael-mike-eagles New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, Michael "Mike" Eagles] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031172629/http://www.nbsportshalloffame.com/en/honoured-members/item/179-michael-mike-eagles |date=2014-10-31 }}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1979–80
| SJHL | 55 | 46 | 30 | 76 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1979–80 | WHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1980–81
| OHL | 56 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 64 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 36 |
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| 1980–81 | Kitchener Rangers | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1981–82
| Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 62 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 148 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 27 |
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| 1981–82 | Kitchener Rangers | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982–83
| Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 58 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 133 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 27 |
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| 1982–83 | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84
| AHL | 68 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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| 1984–85 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 36 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985–86
| Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 73 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| 1986–87 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 73 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1987–88
| Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 76 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1988–89 | NHL | 47 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90
| Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1989–90 | IHL | 24 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 47 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 34 |
| 1990–91
| Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 25 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1990–91 | NHL | 44 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92
| Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 65 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 118 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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| 1992–93 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 84 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 131 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1993–94
| Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 73 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1994–95 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95
| NHL | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| 1995–96 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 70 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996–97
| Washington Capitals | NHL | 70 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1997–98 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998–99
| Washington Capitals | NHL | 52 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Washington Capitals | NHL | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 853 ! 74 ! 122 ! 196 ! 928 ! 44 ! 2 ! 6 ! 8 ! 34 |
=International=
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
- [http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1981/81116.html Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141031172629/http://www.nbsportshalloffame.com/en/honoured-members/item/179-michael-mike-eagles Profile at New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame]
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