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Canada Bill Mikkelson
Mannheimer ERC / Germany2 - 77/78
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 21, 1948
Position
D
Age
75
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Neepawa, MB, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired

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

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Bill Mikkelson 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* -* -* -* -* |

Bill Mikkelson 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 * - *

Bill Mikkelson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

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.