Michael Chene Donnelly (born October 10, 1963) is an American former ice hockey left wing. He played in the National Hockey League between 1986 and 1996 with the New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars, and New York Islanders.

Mike Donnelly
Born (1963-10-10) October 10, 1963 (age 61)
Livonia, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for AHL
New Haven Nighthawks
Rochester Americans
NHL
New York Rangers
Buffalo Sabres
Los Angeles Kings
Dallas Stars
New York Islanders
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1986–1998

In his NHL career, Donnelly appeared in 465 games. He scored 114 goals and added 121 assists. He is currently part of the player development department for the Kings.

In 1986, while playing for Michigan State University, Mike set the CCHA single season goals record with 59 goals (only Phil Latreille has scored more goals in a season in NCAA history), and that same year scored a total of 97 points which placed him 18th on the all-time points list for single season. He was named as the Most Outstanding Player of the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, which was won by Michigan State.

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1980–81 Franklin High School HS-MC
1981–82 Waterford Lakers GLJHL 46 48 64 112
1982–83 Michigan State University CCHA 24 7 13 20 8
1983–84 Michigan State University CCHA 44 18 14 32 40
1984–85 Michigan State University CCHA 44 26 21 47 48
1985–86 Michigan State University CCHA 44 59 38 97 65
1986–87 New York Rangers NHL 5 1 1 2 0
1986–87 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 58 27 34 61 52 7 2 0 2 9
1987–88 New York Rangers NHL 17 2 2 4 8
1987–88 Colorado Rangers IHL 8 7 11 18 15
1987–88 Buffalo Sabres NHL 40 6 8 14 44
1988–89 Buffalo Sabres NHL 22 4 6 10 10
1988–89 Rochester Americans AHL 53 32 37 69 53
1989–90 Buffalo Sabres NHL 12 1 2 3 8
1989–90 Rochester Americans AHL 68 43 55 98 71 16 12 7 19 9
1990–91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 53 7 5 12 41 12 5 4 9 6
1990–91 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 18 10 6 16 2
1991–92 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 29 16 45 20 6 1 0 1 4
1992–93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 84 29 40 69 45 24 6 7 13 14
1993–94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81 21 21 42 34
1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 9 1 1 2 4
1994–95 Dallas Stars NHL 35 11 14 25 29 5 0 1 1 6
1995–96 Dallas Stars NHL 24 2 5 7 10
1995–96 Michigan K-Wings IHL 21 8 15 23 20 8 3 0 3 10
1996–97 New York Islanders NHL 3 0 0 0 2
1996–97 Utah Grizzlies IHL 14 7 2 9 33
1996–97 Detroit Vipers IHL 19 4 4 8 12
1997–98 Detroit Vipers IHL 6 0 2 2 2
1997–98 SC Bern NLA 5 3 1 4 0 1 1 0 1 27
NHL totals 465 114 121 235 255 47 12 12 24 30

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-CCHA First Team 1985–86 [1]
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1985–86 [2]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1986 [3]

References

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  1. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
1986
Succeeded by