Mike Needham

Michael Lawrence " Mike" Needham (born the April 4th 1970 with Calgary in the Alberta) is a former Canadian player professional of Hockey.

Career

Junior team

Mike Needham began her career in 1986-87 while playing for the Blazers of Kamloops of the Western Hockey League . It registers 155 goals then in four seasons and it makes left the team of 1990 which gains the Coupe Memorial.

The same year, it makes left the team of Canada junior which gains the gold medal with the Championnat of the world junior of hockey. It marks a point by match on average during this event.

At the beginning of the season, the Penguins de Pittsburgh had chosen it in seventh round (126e choice) of the fishing out of entry in the National league of hockey.

Professional teams

Mike Needham does not start therefore her career in the LNH and after its season in the WHL, it joined the international Ligue of hockey and the Lumberjacks de Muskegon. The year according to (1991-92), it registers 41 goals for the frankness and it finishes second of division is with 95 points. At the end of the season, Penguins, decreased by the wounds, call upon Needham to take part in the eliminatory Séries of the Coupe Stanley, cut which they gain.

See also: Penguins de Pittsburgh 1991-92

During the season 1992-93, it plays on the fourth line of Penguins and gains the team has to gain Trophée President as a better team of the season (119 points).

Needham begins the season according to with Penguins but finally is returned in the minor leagues before being transferred to the Stars from Dallas. He will play only five matches with the Stars and suffering of wounds, he will play two more seasons with half in the LIH, half in the American Ligue of hockey before taking his retirement in 1996.

Statistics of career

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Trophies and honors

1990: Cut Memorial with the Blazers of Kamloops and gold medal with the team of Canada
1992 victorious of the Cut Stanley with the Penguins de Pittsburgh

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