Phil Sykes (ice hockey)
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Phil Sykes
| image =
| played_for = Los Angeles Kings
Winnipeg Jets
| position = Left wing
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 175
| ntl_team = Canada
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|3|18}}
| birth_place = Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 1982
| career_end = 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.{{Cite web | url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=11608 |title = Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Phil Sykes}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Weltz |first=Claire |title=Phil Sykes: From Walk-On to Two-Time NCAA Champion |url=https://dakotastudent.com/14984/sports/phil-sykes-from-walk-on-to-two-time-ncaa-champion/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Dakota Student}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1976–77
| AJHL | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1978–79 | WCHA | 41 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80
| University of North Dakota | WCHA | 37 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 34
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1980–81 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 38 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 22
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82
| University of North Dakota | WCHA | 45 | 39 | 24 | 63 | 20
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1982–83 | NHL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83
| AHL | 71 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 111
| 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
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| 1983–84 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84
| New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 77 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 101
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 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 |
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| 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
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1989–90 | NHL | 48 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 32
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90
| New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 25 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 32
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1989–90 | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91
| Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 70 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 59
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1991–92 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 52 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 72
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 456 !! 79 !! 85 !! 164 !! 519 ! 26 !! 0 !! 3 !! 3 !! 29 |
=International=
Awards and honours
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! Award ! Year ! |
| All-NCAA All-Tournament Team |
| All-WCHA First Team
| 1981–82 |
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats|legends=11608}}
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{{succession box | before = Steve Ulseth | title=WCHA Most Valuable Player | years = 1981–82| after=Bob Mason}}
{{succession box | before = Marc Behrend| title = NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player | years = 1982| after = Marc Behrend}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sykes, Phil}}
Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Category:Ice hockey people from British Columbia
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Moncton Hawks players
Category:NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
Category:New Haven Nighthawks players
Category:North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:People from Dawson Creek
Category:Spruce Grove Mets players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players
Category:Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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