Mike Urquhart (April 9, 1958 – December 9, 2023) was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager. He played junior hockey with the Kamloops Chiefs of the Western Hockey League. He played professionally in the United Kingdom for the Nottingham Panthers, Oxford City Stars, Cardiff Devils, Chelmsford Chieftains, Guildford Flames, Bracknell Bees and Milton Keynes Kings.
| Mike Urquhart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 9, 1958 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
December 9, 2023 (aged 65) Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Nottingham Panthers Oxford City Stars Cardiff Devils Chelmsford Chieftains Guildford Flames Bracknell Bees Milton Keynes Kings | ||
| Playing career | 1983–1996 | ||
Following his playing career, Urquhart was a head coach for Livingston Kings in Scotland, and he was also assistant coach of the Guildford Flames, general manager and head coach of the Nottingham Lions, coach of the Nottingham Leopards and head coach of the Nottingham Tigers during the 1980s and 2000s. Internationally, he coached the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team seniors, under-18 and under-20 teams. He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.
Urquhart died in Nottingham on December 9, 2023, at the age of 65.[1]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Kamloops Chiefs | WCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Kamloops Chiefs | WCHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Langley Lords | BCJHL | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Kamloops Chiefs | WCHL | 67 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1976–77 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Kamloops Chiefs | WCHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 34 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Nottingham Panthers | BHL | 25 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Nottingham Panthers | BHL | 26 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Nottingham Panthers | BHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Nottingham Panthers | BHL | 34 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Oxford City Stars | BD1 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Cardiff Devils | BD2 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1987–88 | Chelmsford Chieftains | BD2 | 26 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Chelmsford Chieftains | BD2 | 13 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Chelmsford Chieftains | BD2 | 24 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Guildford Flames | BD2 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Guildford Flames | BD1 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Bracknell Bees | BHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Milton Keynes Kings | BHL | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| BHL totals | 128 | 52 | 106 | 158 | 202 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Rest in Peace Mike Urquhart". The Nottingham Panthers. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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