Mickey Elick Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:180
Ntl Team:CAN
Ntl Team 2:AUT
Birth Date:March 17, 1974
Birth Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Team:EC Dornbirn
League:ANL
Former Teams:Binghamton Rangers
EV Landshut
Saint John Flames
Krefeld Pinguine
Düsseldorfer EG
Augsburger Panther
Kölner Haie
EHC Linz
EC VSV
Career Start:1996
Career End:2011
Draft:192nd overall
Draft Year:1992
Draft Team:New York Rangers

Mickey Elick (born March 17, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, most recently for EC Dornbirn in the Austrian National League.

Playing career

Born in Calgary, Alberta, Elick was drafted 192nd overall by the New York Rangers in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft and spent four years at the University of Wisconsin before turning pro in 1996 with the ECHL's Charlotte Checkers. After playing for the Canadian National Team in 1997, Elick spent the 1998–99 season in the American Hockey League with the Saint John Flames and in the International Hockey League with the Grand Rapids Griffins.

In 1999, Elick moved to Europe and joined the Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany. He went on to play four more seasons in the DEL, playing for Düsseldorfer EG, the Augsburger Panther and the Kölner Haie. In 2004, Elick moved to Austria to play for EHC Black Wings Linz in the EBHL. In 2005, Elick signed for EC VSV.

After five seasons with Villacher, Elick signed with EC Dornbirn for the 2010-11 season, in the lower Austrian National League on August 12, 2010.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1992–93University of WisconsinWCHA3216724
1993–94University of WisconsinWCHA427121954
1994–95University of WisconsinWCHA435232852
1995–96University of WisconsinWCHA3914264060
1996–97Charlotte CheckersECHL7025366179310114
1996–97Binghamton RangersAHL10112
1997–98Canadian National TeamIntl6120284860
1997–98EV LandshutDEL30114
1998–99Saint John FlamesAHL622111350
1998–99Grand Rapids GriffinsIHL173698
1999–00Krefeld PinguineDEL46411153240000
2000–01Düsseldorfer EGDEL607 152269
2001–02Augsburger PantherDEL56921308240118
2002–03Kölner HaieDEL5261117421533616
2003–04Kölner HaieDEL50413174460116
2004–05EHC LinzEBEL4814213544
2005–06EC VSVEBEL4113193236131111214
2006–07EC VSVEBEL5215254064841510
2007–08EC VSVEBEL36518232650226
2008–09EC VSVEBEL307162340
2009–10EC VSVEBEL48781570500012
2010–11EC DornbirnANL341224367053144
DEL totals26730721022732935830

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1998CanadaWC60004
2010AustriaWC-D150004
Senior int'l totals110008

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National player Elick signs with Dornbirn . EC Dornbirn . 2010-08-12 . 2010-08-12.
  2. News: WCHA Tourney History. WCHA. 2014-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180822214038/http://www.wcha.com/men/tourney/history.php. 2018-08-22. dead.