Mike Dark Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Played For:St. Louis Blues
Peterborough Pirates
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:210
Birth Date:17 September 1963
Birth Place:Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Draft:124th overall
Draft Team:Montreal Canadiens
Draft Year:1982
Career Start:1986
Career End:1999

Michael Dark (born September 17, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. He played 43 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues during the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 1999, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.[1] Dark was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1979–80Sarnia Black HawksMidget50 18 32 50
1980–81Sarnia BeesWOHL41 20 40 60
1981–82Sarnia BeesWOHL41 13 30 43 86
1982–83Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteECAC29 3 16 19 54
1983–84Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteECAC38 2 12 14 60
1984–85Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteECAC36 7 26 33 76
1985–86Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteECAC32 7 29 36 58
1986–87St. Louis BluesNHL13 2 0 2 2
1986–87Peoria RivermenIHL42 4 11 15 93
1987–88St. Louis BluesNHL30 3 6 9 12
1987–88Peoria RivermenIHL37 21 12 33 972 0 0 0 4
1988–89New Haven NighthawksAHL7 0 4 4 4
1988–89Salt Lake Golden EaglesIHL36 3 12 15 57
1989–90Peterborough PiratesBHL30 36 24 60 136
1991–92Flint BulldogsCoHL1 0 0 0 15
1991–92St. Thomas WildcatsCoHL2 0 0 0 0
1995–96Brantford SmokeCoHL11 3 12 15 183 1 0 1 2
1996–97Port Huron Border CatsCoHL17 0 2 2 105 1 3 4 0
1997–98Port Huron Border CatsUHL12 1 6 7 64 0 0 0 4
1998–99Port Huron Border CatsUHL2 0 0 0 0
IHL totals115 28 35 63 2472 0 0 0 4
NHL totals43 5 6 11 14

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey First Team1985–86[2]
AHCA East First-Team All-American1985–86[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NHL Player Search - Michael Dark. 2010-01-29. Hockey Hall of Fame.
  2. News: ECAC All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  3. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 11, 2013.