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Canada Bill Mikkelson

Mannheimer ERC / Germany2 - 77/78
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
May 21, 1948
Position
D
Age
74
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Neepawa, MB, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
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Youth Team
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Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1

Uncle: Jim McFadden
Brother: Glen Mikkelson
Daughter: Meaghan Mikkelson
Son: Brendan Mikkelson
Son-in-law: Scott Reid

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1964-65 Brandon Wheat Kings SJHL 3 0 1 1 0 - | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -
1965-66 Brandon Wheat Kings SJHL 60 9 14 23 92 - | Playoffs 11 1 3 4 12 -
1966-67 Brandon Wheat Kings MJHL - - - - - - |
1967-68 Brandon Wheat Kings CMJHL 56 14 27 41 119 - | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 4 -
1968-69 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 53 5 26 31 43 - | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 0 -
1969-70 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 59 5 34 39 76 - | Playoffs 14 1 5 6 16 -
1970-71 Springfield Kings AHL 69 2 9 11 50 - | Playoffs 12 1 2 3 14 -
1971-72 Los Angeles Kings NHL 15 0 1 1 6 -11 |
Springfield Kings AHL 32 2 3 5 36 - |
1972-73 New York Islanders NHL 72 1 10 11 45 -54 |
1973-74 Baltimore Clippers AHL 75 1 21 22 77 - | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 6 -
1974-75 Washington Capitals NHL 59 3 7 10 52 -82 |
Richmond Robins AHL 10 0 0 0 16 - | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -
1975-76 Baltimore Clippers AHL 76 3 18 21 52 - |
1976-77 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 2 0 |
Rhode Island Reds AHL 51 3 7 10 28 - |
Hershey Bears AHL 22 1 2 3 18 - | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 -
1977-78 Mannheimer ERC Germany2 - 7 - - - - |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 335 12 60 72 0.21 277 - | 4 28 1 4 5 0.18 28 -
Germany2 1 - 7 - - - - - | 0
MJHL 1 - - - - - - - | 0
NHL 4 147 4 18 22 0.15 105 -147 | 0
SJHL 2 63 9 15 24 0.38 92 - | 2 16 1 4 5 0.31 12 -
WHL (CMJHL, WCHL) 3 168 24 87 111 0.66 238 - | 3 29 1 7 8 0.28 20 -
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Player Period Teams
Juha Widing (F) 1964-1972 4 Brandon Wheat Kings, Los Angeles Kings
Dan McPherson (F) 1965-1974 4 Baltimore Clippers, Brandon Wheat Kings
Jack Wells (F) 1965-1968 3 Brandon Wheat Kings
Billy Smith (G) 1970-1973 3 Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, Springfield Indians

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Drafted 1974, 1 #32 overall by Washington Capitals in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 1972, 1 #27 overall by New York Islanders in the NHL Expansion Draft

- Mikkelson is best known for posting the worst plus/minus rating in single-season NHL history at -82 for the Washington Capitals in 1974–75. Total +/- in NHL -147 in 147 games.

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