David Michayluk (born May 18, 1962) is a Canadian former professional

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Early life

Michayluk was born in

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. He played junior hockey with the

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and

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Career

Michayluk played 21 regular season games in the

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(NHL) with the

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during the 1981–82 and 1982–83 seasons and seven playoff games with the

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during the 1992 Stanley Cup playoffs, winning the

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. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1981 to 1997, was spent in the minor leagues.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards

* WHL Rookie of the Year (1981) * WHL Second All-Star Team (1981 & 1982) * IHL Second All-Star Team (1985, 1992, 1993) * IHL First All-Star Team (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990) *

Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy The Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy was awarded annually to the International Hockey League (1945-2001), International Hockey League's leading point scorer. The trophy was donated by Melvin T. Ross, the manager of the Fairgrounds Coliseum, Indiana ...

(Leading Scorer - IHL) (1989) *

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(MVP - IHL) (1989) * Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy (Playoff MVP - IHL) (1989) *

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Championship (

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(Played every game - IHL) (1992, 1993) * #27 retired by the

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* 1962 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey right wingers Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Cleveland Lumberjacks players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Kalamazoo Wings (1974–2000) players Maine Mariners (AHL) players Muskegon Lumberjacks players Nova Scotia Oilers players People from Wakaw, Saskatchewan Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Philadelphia Flyers players Pittsburgh Penguins players Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) players Regina Pats players Springfield Indians players Stanley Cup champions 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{canada-icehockey-winger-1960s-stub