Mike Urquhart Explained

Position:Left wing
Played For:Nottingham Panthers
Oxford City Stars
Cardiff Devils
Chelmsford Chieftains
Guildford Flames
Bracknell Bees
Milton Keynes Kings
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Birth Date:9 April 1958
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Nottingham, England
Career Start:1983
Career End:1996

Mike Urquhart (April 9, 1958 – December 9, 2023) was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager. He played junior hockey with the Kamloops Chiefs of the Western Hockey League. He played professionally in the United Kingdom for the Nottingham Panthers, Oxford City Stars, Cardiff Devils, Chelmsford Chieftains, Guildford Flames, Bracknell Bees and Milton Keynes Kings.

Following his playing career, Urquhart was a head coach for Livingston Kings in Scotland, and he was also assistant coach of the Guildford Flames, general manager and head coach of the Nottingham Lions, coach of the Nottingham Leopards and head coach of the Nottingham Tigers during the 1980s and 2000s. Internationally, he coached the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team seniors, under-18 and under-20 teams. He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.

Urquhart died in Nottingham on December 9, 2023, at the age of 65.[1]

Career statistics

Team League GP GPG A Pts PIM
1973–74Kamloops ChiefsWCHL1 0 0 0 0
1974–75Kamloops ChiefsWCHL4 0 1 1 02 0 0 0 0
1974–75Langley LordsBCJHL4 6 10
1975–76Kamloops ChiefsWCHL67 5 10 15 2812 1 0 1 10
1976–77Flin Flon BombersWCHL3 1 0 1 5
1976–77Kamloops ChiefsWCHL4 0 0 0 7
1976–77Calgary CentennialsWCHL34 3 3 6 17
1982–83Nottingham PanthersBHL25 18 26 44 82
1983–84Nottingham PanthersBHL26 26 34 60 46
1984–85Nottingham PanthersBHL3 0 3 3 4
1985–86Nottingham PanthersBHL34 7 41 48 644 1 3 4 2
1986–87Oxford City StarsBD115 13 15 28 26
1986–87Cardiff DevilsBD27 22 29 51 62 0 7 7 4
1987–88Chelmsford ChieftainsBD226 50 50 100 52
1988–89Chelmsford ChieftainsBD213 23 16 39 6
1990–91Chelmsford ChieftainsBD224 17 39 56 44
1992–93Guildford FlamesBD228 7 8 15 39
1993–94Guildford FlamesBD132 10 15 25 36
1994–95Bracknell BeesBHL6 0 0 0 6
1995–96Milton Keynes KingsBHL34 1 2 3 0
BHL totals1285210615820281342

Notes and References

  1. News: Rest in Peace Mike Urquhart . 10 December 2023 . The Nottingham Panthers . 10 December 2023.