Mike Minard
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Michael Edward Roger 'Mike' Minard (born November 1, 1976) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey
goaltender
who played in one National Hockey League
game for the Edmonton Oilers
during the 1999–2000 NHL season.
Mike Minard is a Senior Instructor at the Grainger/Minard Steel City Hockey Goaltending School in Stoney Creek, Ontario after playing 13 years professionally. He has played at every level (NHL, AHL, ECHL, CHL, Europe). Mike was part of the Edmonton Oilers from 1996–2000 and with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2000-2004.
Mike is a strong body within the community receiving several community service awards. He was twice the recipient of the AHL's Yanick Dupre Memorial Award
for his contribution to the community's Sick Children's Hospital, schools and hockey organizations in Hamilton and St. John's NFLD.
Mike has 16 years experience in running both player and goalie development programs and coaching.
His brother, Chris Minard
has played for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2007-2008 year, and the 2008-2009 year, when they won the Stanley Cup, the Edmonton Oilers in 2009-2010 and is currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings for the upcoming 2010-2011 season.
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...
goaltender
Goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...
who played in one 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...
game for 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 ....
during the 1999–2000 NHL season.
Mike Minard is a Senior Instructor at the Grainger/Minard Steel City Hockey Goaltending School in Stoney Creek, Ontario after playing 13 years professionally. He has played at every level (NHL, AHL, ECHL, CHL, Europe). Mike was part of the Edmonton Oilers from 1996–2000 and with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2000-2004.
Mike is a strong body within the community receiving several community service awards. He was twice the recipient of the AHL's Yanick Dupre Memorial Award
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award
The Yanick Dupre Memorial Award is presented annually to the American Hockey League's man of the year for service to his local community. The award winner is chosen by the league president....
for his contribution to the community's Sick Children's Hospital, schools and hockey organizations in Hamilton and St. John's NFLD.
Mike has 16 years experience in running both player and goalie development programs and coaching.
His brother, Chris Minard
Chris Minard
Christopher Minard is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League . Minard began his professional career in 2002 with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL.-Playing career:...
has played for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2007-2008 year, and the 2008-2009 year, when they won the Stanley Cup, the Edmonton Oilers in 2009-2010 and is currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings for the upcoming 2010-2011 season.