| Played For: | Buffalo Sabres |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 199 |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada |
| Draft: | 43rd overall |
| Draft Year: | 2004 |
| Draft Team: | Buffalo Sabres |
| Career Start: | 2006 |
| Career End: | 2010 |
Michael "Mike" Funk (born August 15, 1986, in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres. He was drafted by the Sabres in the second round, 43rd overall, of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.
Funk spent his junior hockey career with the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League where he compiled 121 points and 312 penalty minutes in four seasons. Funk signed his first professional contract in June 2006 with the Buffalo Sabres, and made his NHL debut with the team on November 18 of the 2006–07 season. He played in five NHL games with the Sabres in 2006–07, recording two assists.
On July 6, 2009, he was signed by the Vancouver Canucks and was playing with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. Funk received a concussion and was forced into retirement after a hit to the head during practice from teammate Patrick Kaleta. This was also his fourth concussion in 14 months,[1] and he was advised by doctors to stop playing hockey.[2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 68 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 2003–04 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 71 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 71 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 84 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 70 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 61 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 58 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 151 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 182 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Canada | U18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Canada | WJC18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||