Mike Donnelly Explained

Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:185
Birth Date:October 10, 1963
Birth Place:Livonia, Michigan, U.S.
Career Start:1986
Career End:1998
Draft:Undrafted
Played For:AHL
New Haven Nighthawks
Rochester Americans
NHL
New York Rangers
Buffalo Sabres
Los Angeles Kings
Dallas Stars
New York Islanders

Michael Chene Donnelly (born October 10, 1963) is an American former ice hockey left wing. He played in the National Hockey League between 1986 and 1996 with the New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars, and New York Islanders.

In his NHL career, Donnelly appeared in 465 games. He scored 114 goals and added 121 assists. He is currently part of the player development department for the Kings.

In 1986, while playing for Michigan State University, Mike set the CCHA single season goals record with 59 goals (only Phil Latreille has scored more goals in a season in NCAA history), and that same year scored a total of 97 points which placed him 18th on the all-time points list for single season. He was named as the Most Outstanding Player of the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, which was won by Michigan State.

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1980–81Franklin High SchoolHS-MC
1981–82Waterford LakersGLJHL46 48 64 112
1982–83Michigan State UniversityCCHA24 7 13 20 8
1983–84Michigan State UniversityCCHA44 18 14 32 40
1984–85Michigan State UniversityCCHA44 26 21 47 48
1985–86Michigan State UniversityCCHA44 59 38 97 65
1986–87New York RangersNHL5 1 1 2 0
1986–87New Haven NighthawksAHL58 27 34 61 527 2 0 2 9
1987–88New York RangersNHL17 2 2 4 8
1987–88Colorado RangersIHL8 7 11 18 15
1987–88Buffalo SabresNHL40 6 8 14 44
1988–89Buffalo SabresNHL22 4 6 10 10
1988–89Rochester AmericansAHL53 32 37 69 53
1989–90Buffalo SabresNHL12 1 2 3 8
1989–90Rochester AmericansAHL68 43 55 98 7116 12 7 19 9
1990–91Los Angeles KingsNHL53 7 5 12 4112 5 4 9 6
1990–91New Haven NighthawksAHL18 10 6 16 2
1991–92Los Angeles KingsNHL80 29 16 45 206 1 0 1 4
1992–93Los Angeles KingsNHL84 29 40 69 4524 6 7 13 14
1993–94Los Angeles KingsNHL81 21 21 42 34
1994–95Los Angeles KingsNHL9 1 1 2 4
1994–95Dallas StarsNHL35 11 14 25 295 0 1 1 6
1995–96Dallas StarsNHL24 2 5 7 10
1995–96Michigan K-WingsIHL21 8 15 23 208 3 0 3 10
1996–97New York IslandersNHL3 0 0 0 2
1996–97Utah GrizzliesIHL14 7 2 9 33
1996–97Detroit VipersIHL19 4 4 8 12
1997–98Detroit VipersIHL6 0 2 2 2
1997–98SC BernNLA5 3 1 4 01 1 0 1 27
NHL totals 465 114 121 235 25547 12 12 24 30

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-CCHA First Team1985–86[1]
AHCA West First-Team All-American1985–86[2]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team1986[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: CCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  2. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 11, 2013.
  3. News: NCAA Frozen Four Records. NCAA.org. 2013-06-19.