Quick Facts
Biography
Michael P. Zuke (born April 16, 1954 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL between 1978 and 1986.
Zuke was drafted 79th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He played 455 career NHL games, scoring 86 goals and 196 assists for 282 points. His father was a local mail carrier and hockey coach who helped produce great NHL players (e.g., Ron Francis).
He also played NCAA hockey for Michigan Tech, and is the all-time scoring leader with 133 goals and 177 assist for at total of 310 points in 163 games played in his 4 years there. He leads the all-time list by an impressive 97 points. He also holds the all-time high for goals and assists respectively.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971-72 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOJHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||
| 1972–73 | Michigan Tech Huskies | WCHA | 38 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 20 | |||||||
| 1973–74 | Michigan Tech Huskies | WCHA | 40 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 38 | |||||||
| 1974–75 | Michigan Tech Huskies | WCHA | 42 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 20 | |||||||
| 1975–76 | Michigan Tech Huskies | WCHA | 43 | 47 | 57 | 104 | 42 | |||||||
| 1976-77 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976-77 | Mohawk Valley Comets | NAHL | 48 | 42 | 29 | 71 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977-78 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 71 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1978-79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 34 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978-79 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 29 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979-80 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 69 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1980-81 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 74 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1981-82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 76 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1982-83 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 43 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1982-83 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983-84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 75 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984-85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 67 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985-86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA Totals | 86 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 455 | 86 | 196 | 282 | 220 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | ||||
Personal life
He presently owns and operates Mike Zuke Enterprises in St. Louis, an apparel, screen printing and embroidery business.
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA First Team | 1973–74 | |
| AHCA West All-American | 1973–74 | |
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1974–75 | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1975–76 | |
| AHCA West All-American | 1975–76 |