Bill Mikkelson

Date of Birth: May 21, 1948
Age: 78
Place of Birth: Neepawa, MB, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Bill Mikkelson Facts

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

Bill Mikkelson Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1964-1965	Brandon Wheat Kings	SJHL	3	0	1	1	0	-	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-
1965-1966	Brandon Wheat Kings	SJHL	60	9	14	23	92	-	Playoffs	11	1	3	4	12	-
1966-1967	Brandon Wheat Kings	MJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-
1967-1968	Brandon Wheat Kings	CMJHL	56	14	27	41	119	-	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	4	-
1968-1969	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	53	5	26	31	43	-	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	0	-
1969-1970	Winnipeg Jets	WCHL	59	5	34	39	76	-	Playoffs	14	1	5	6	16	-
1970-1971	Springfield Kings	AHL	69	2	9	11	50	-	Playoffs	12	1	2	3	14	-
1971-1972	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	15	0	1	1	6	-11
1971-1972	Springfield Kings	AHL	32	2	3	5	36	-
1972-1973	New York Islanders	NHL	72	1	10	11	45	-54
1973-1974	Baltimore Clippers	AHL	75	1	21	22	77	-	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	6	-
1974-1975	Washington Capitals	NHL	59	3	7	10	52	-82
1974-1975	Richmond Robins	AHL	10	0	0	0	16	-	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	-
1975-1976	Baltimore Clippers	AHL	76	3	18	21	52	-
1976-1977	Washington Capitals	NHL	1	0	0	0	2	0
1976-1977	Rhode Island Reds	AHL	51	3	7	10	28	-
1976-1977	Hershey Bears	AHL	22	1	2	3	18	-	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	4	-
1977-1978	Mannheimer ERC	Germany2	-	7	-	-	-	-

Bill Mikkelson Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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	-	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	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bill Mikkelson Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Baltimore Clippers	2	151	4	39	43	0.28	129	-	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	6	-
Brandon Wheat Kings	4	119*	23*	42*	65*	0.55*	211*	-	3	24	1	5	6	0.25	16	-
Hershey Bears	1	22	1	2	3	0.14	18	-	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	4	-
Los Angeles Kings	1	15	0	1	1	0.07	6	-11	0
Mannheimer ERC	1	-	7	-	7*	-	-	-	0
New York Islanders	1	72	1	10	11	0.15	45	-54	0
Rhode Island Reds	1	51	3	7	10	0.20	28	-	0
Richmond Robins	1	10	0	0	0	0.00	16	-	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	4	-
Springfield Kings	2	101	4	12	16	0.16	86	-	1	12	1	2	3	0.25	14	-
Washington Capitals	2	60	3	7	10	0.17	54	-82	0
Winnipeg Jets	2	112	10	60	70	0.63	119	-	2	21	1	6	7	0.33	16	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Bill Mikkelson Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1970-1971	AHL Calder Cup Champion

Bill Mikkelson Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1974, 1 #32 by Washington Capitals in the NHL Expansion Draft
Drafted 1972, 1 #27 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.