Phil Sykes (ice hockey)
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Phil Sykes is a former college and professional ice hockey
player. He played college hockey for the University of North Dakota
Fighting Sioux helping them win NCAA national championships in 1980 and 1982. He was named to the NCAA Championship all-tournament team in both 1980 and 1982 and the WCHA
first all-star team in 1982. He was also named the NCAA's championship tournament MVP in 1982.
His National Hockey League
playing career began with the Los Angeles Kings
in the 1982–1983 season. He finished his career playing for 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.
1978-82 U. of North Dakota WCHA
1982-83 New Haven Nighthawks AHL
1982-83 Los Angeles Kings NHL
1983-84 New Haven Nighthawks
1983-88 Los Angeles Kings NHL
1988-89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL
1988-89 Los Angeles Kings NHL
1989-90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL
1989-90 Moncton Hawks AHL
1989-92 Winnipeg Jets NHL
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...
player. He played college hockey for the University of North Dakota
University of North Dakota
The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...
Fighting Sioux helping them win NCAA national championships in 1980 and 1982. He was named to the NCAA Championship all-tournament team in both 1980 and 1982 and the WCHA
WCHA
WCHA is an AM radio station broadcasting at 800kHz. Owned by Main Line Broadcasting, it is licensed to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, serving the Hagerstown-Chambersburg area. WCHA is an Oldies and Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station. WCHA simulcasts on sister AM station WHAG and on...
first all-star team in 1982. He was also named the NCAA's championship tournament MVP in 1982.
His 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...
playing career began with the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the 1982–1983 season. He finished his career playing for the Winnipeg Jets following the 1991–1992 season. He played 456 games in the NHL and 212 games in the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
during his 10 year professional career.
Career
1976-77 Spruce Grove Mets AJHL1978-82 U. of North Dakota WCHA
1982-83 New Haven Nighthawks AHL
1982-83 Los Angeles Kings NHL
1983-84 New Haven Nighthawks
1983-88 Los Angeles Kings NHL
1988-89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL
1988-89 Los Angeles Kings NHL
1989-90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL
1989-90 Moncton Hawks AHL
1989-92 Winnipeg Jets NHL