| Mike Krushelnyski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1960-04-27)April 27, 1960 (age 65) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing/Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings | ||
| NHL draft | 120th overall,1979 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1980–1996 | ||
Michael "Kruzer" Krushelnyski (born April 27, 1960) is aCanadian former professionalice hockeycentre/left winger who played 14 years in theNational Hockey League (NHL). While playing in the NHL, he won threeStanley Cups as a player with theEdmonton Oilers and one as an assistant coach with theDetroit Red Wings. In a career of 897 games, Krushelnyski recorded 241 goals and 328 assists for 569 career points. He was born inMontreal,Quebec, but grew up inLaSalle, Quebec.
He is the father of the former ice hockey forward Alexander Krushelnyski.[1]
As a youth, Krushelnyski played in the 1973Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with aminor ice hockey team fromLaSalle, Quebec.[2] After being selected by theBoston Bruins in the 6th round, 120th overall, in the1979 NHL Entry Draft, Krushelnyski played for theSpringfield Indians and theErie Blades in theAmerican Hockey League (AHL).[3]
Krushelnyski made his NHL debut on October 24, 1981, against theMontreal Canadiens.[4] During the 1984–85 offseason, the Bruins traded Krushelnyski to theEdmonton Oilers in exchange forKen Linseman.[5] While playing left wing on the Oilers top line withWayne Gretzky andJari Kurri, Krushelnyski finished fourth on the team in scoring as he recorded a new career-high 43 goals and 88 points.[6]
Krushelnyski won threeStanley Cups with theEdmonton Oilers in1985,1987, and1988. Krushelnyski andMarty McSorley were part of the 1988 trade in whichWayne Gretzky (who had personally requested McSorley and Krushelnyski to be part of the trade) was sent to theLos Angeles Kings for two players, draft picks, and cash.[7] He later played for theToronto Maple Leafs andDetroit Red Wings before retiring after the 1995 season.
He is best remembered for scoring an overtime goal with the Kings that eliminated the heavily favored and defendingStanley Cup championCalgary Flames from the1990 Stanley Cup playoffs in the sixth game of the Smythe Division semifinal (leading to his former team, the Oilers, winning another Stanley Cup that season).[8][9] Krushelnyski chipped the puck over Flames goaltenderMike Vernon at 3:14 of the second overtime while lying flat on the ice after being knocked down during a goalmouth scramble.CBCHockey Night in Canada play-by-play announcerChris Cuthbert called this goal in a dramatic fashion:
Granato shot – Krushelnyski to the net, andVernon again made the save. Back it comesDuchesne shooting, Vernon kicks that out; rebound – THEY SCORE!!!!
After retiring, Krushelnyski was an assistant coach with Detroit when they won theStanley Cup in1997,[10] but left after winning his fourth championship to become head coach of theCentral Hockey League'sFort Worth Fire, a post he held until the team folded in 1999.
He coached theVityaz Chekhov, in theKontinental Hockey League, for the 2006-07 season and from November 2008 to December 2009.[11] In between his two stints with the KHL, he was coach of theIngolstadt Panthers, in Germany's top tierDeutsche Eishockey Liga.
In 2013, Krushelnyski competed in the 4th season of CBC's figure skating reality showBattle of the Blades.[12] He was voted out on October 7, losing toOksana Kazakova andVladimir Malakhov.[13]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | Montreal Juniors | QMJHL | 46 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1979–80 | Montreal Juniors | QMJHL | 72 | 39 | 60 | 99 | 78 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 80 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 1981–82 | Erie Blades | AHL | 62 | 31 | 52 | 83 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | ||
| 1983–84 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 66 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 43 | 45 | 88 | 60 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | ||
| 1985–86 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 54 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 1986–87 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 16 | 35 | 51 | 67 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 1987–88 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 76 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 64 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 1988–89 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 78 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 110 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 63 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1990–91 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 72 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 84 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 62 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 54 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 50 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Milano Saima | ITA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 897 | 241 | 328 | 569 | 699 | 139 | 29 | 43 | 72 | 106 | ||||