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Mike Byers

Position: RW
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-10    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: September 11, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario
Died: September 16, 2010

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NHL/WHA Standard

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Hide Partial Seasons
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1967-68 21 TOR NHL 10 2 2 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 16 12.5
1968-69 22 TOT NHL 10 0 2 2 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 16 0.0
1968-69 22 TOR NHL 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 0.0
1968-69 22 PHI NHL 5 0 2 2 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.0
1970-71 24 LAK NHL 72 27 18 45 20 -5 14 23 4 0 5 179 15.1
1971-72 25 TOT NHL 74 13 12 25 11 -33 23 10 3 0 2 117 11.1
1971-72 25 LAK NHL 28 4 5 9 4 -13 11 4 0 0 1 48 8.3
1971-72 25 BUF NHL 46 9 7 16 7 -20 12 6 3 0 1 69 13.0
1972-73 26 TOT WHA 75 25 21 46 20 24 23 2 0
1972-73 26 LAS WHA 56 19 17 36 15 20 17 2 0
1972-73 26 NEW WHA 19 6 4 10 4 4 6 0 0
1973-74 27 NEW WHA 78 29 21 50 21 6 26 3 0 2
1974-75 28 NEW WHA 72 22 26 48 19 6 10 21 1 0 157 14.0
1975-76 29 TOT WHA 38 7 6 13 6 -7 0 7 0 0 0 67 10.4
1975-76 29 NEW WHA 18 4 3 7 3 -2 0 4 0 0 0 25 16.0
1975-76 29 CNS WHA 20 3 3 6 3 -5 0 3 0 0 0 42 7.1
Career NHL 166 42 34 76 33 -37 39 34 8 0 7 328 12.8
Career WHA 263 83 74 157 66 -1 40 77 6 0 2 224 12.9

NHL/WHA Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1967-68 21 TOR NHL 10 0.20 0.20 0.40 0.17 0.00 1.60 2 2 4 2 5 1 2 0 2 0.1 0.2 0.3
1968-69 22 TOT NHL 10 0.00 0.20 0.20 0.05 0.20 1.60 0 2 2 1 3 2 2 0 -1 -0.3 0.1 -0.1
1968-69 22 TOR NHL 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.40 1.60 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -0.2 0.1 -0.2
1968-69 22 PHI NHL 5 0.00 0.40 0.40 0.11 0.00 1.60 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 -1 0.0 0.1 0.0
1970-71 24 LAK NHL 72 0.38 0.25 0.63 0.28 0.19 2.49 24 17 41 18 73 12 68 2 -5 3.5 0.9 4.3
1971-72 25 TOT NHL 74 0.18 0.16 0.34 0.14 0.31 1.58 13 12 25 10 63 17 81 2 -33 0.3 0.3 0.7
1971-72 25 LAK NHL 28 0.14 0.18 0.32 0.13 0.39 1.71 4 5 9 4 20 4 30 1 -13 0.0 0.1 0.1
1971-72 25 BUF NHL 46 0.20 0.15 0.35 0.15 0.26 1.50 9 7 16 7 43 13 51 1 -20 0.3 0.2 0.6
1972-73 26 TOT WHA 75 0.33 0.28 0.61 0.26 0.32
1972-73 26 LAS WHA 56 0.34 0.30 0.64 0.28 0.36
1972-73 26 NEW WHA 19 0.32 0.21 0.53 0.23 0.21
1973-74 27 NEW WHA 78 0.37 0.27 0.64 0.28 0.08
1974-75 28 NEW WHA 72 0.31 0.36 0.67 0.26 0.14 2.18 6
1975-76 29 TOT WHA 38 0.18 0.16 0.34 0.14 0.00 1.76 -7
1975-76 29 NEW WHA 18 0.22 0.17 0.39 0.17 0.00 1.39 -2
1975-76 29 CNS WHA 20 0.15 0.15 0.30 0.13 0.00 2.10 -5
Career NHL 166 0.25 0.20 0.46 0.20 0.23 1.98 39 33 72 30 144 32 153 4 -37 3.6 1.5 5.2
Career WHA 263 0.32 0.28 0.60 0.25 0.15 2.04 -1

NHL/WHA Playoffs

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1968-69 22 PHI NHL 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1972-73 26 NEW WHA 12 6 5 11 6 6 0 0 2
1973-74 27 NEW WHA 7 2 4 6 12 0
1974-75 28 NEW WHA 6 2 2 4 2 0
Career NHL 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Career WHA 25 10 11 21 20 6 0 0 2

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1962-63 16 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 2 4 1 5 0
1963-64 17 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 2 0 0 0 0
1964-65 18 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 56 22 18 40 37
1965-66 19 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 47 21 21 42 45
1966-67 20 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 41 25 19 44 20
1967-68 21 Tulsa Oilers CPHL 27 14 5 19 32
1967-68 21 Rochester Americans AHL 31 7 8 15 0
1968-69 22 Tulsa Oilers CHL 51 17 17 34 6
1969-70 23 Quebec Aces AHL 62 15 23 38 11
1976-77 30 Rochester Americans AHL 66 25 29 54 10
Career 3 Seasons AHL 159 47 60 107 21
Career 1 Season CHL 51 17 17 34 6
Career 1 Season CPHL 27 14 5 19 32
Career 5 Seasons OHA-Jr. 148 72 59 131 102

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1962-63 16 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 9 3 5 8 6
1964-65 18 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 19 1 4 5 8
1965-66 19 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 14 4 2 6 4
1966-67 20 Toronto Marlboros OHA-Jr. 17 3 3 6 15
1966-67 20 Toronto Marlboros M-Cup 9 3 3 6 14
1967-68 21 Tulsa Oilers CPHL 11 1 3 4 2
1969-70 23 Quebec Aces AHL 6 1 0 1 0
1976-77 30 Rochester Americans AHL 8 2 4 6 0
Career 2 Seasons AHL 14 3 4 7 0
Career 1 Season CPHL 11 1 3 4 2
Career 1 Season M-Cup 9 3 3 6 14
Career 4 Seasons OHA-Jr. 59 11 14 25 33

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 4 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4
Mike Byers 4.3 0.7 0.3 -0.1
Bryan Bickell 95.9 4.2 0.6 0.4 -0.1
Nathan Gerbe 92.1 4.1 0.5 0.0
Danny Lewicki 90.7 3.8 0.5 0.3 0.0
Lou Angotti 90.6 4.0 0.5 0.5 -0.1
Brian Boyle 88.8 4.2 1.0 0.2 -0.1
Benoit Pouliot 87.8 3.9 1.1 0.3 -0.1
Brooks Laich 85.8 4.1 0.9 0.7 0.0
Wayne Presley 85.1 4.0 1.1 0.3 0.0
Gord Hannigan 84.8 4.1 1.1 0.6 -0.1
Paul Henderson 84.7 4.0 0.9 -0.1 -0.2
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mike Byers 4.3 0.7 0.3 -0.1
Nathan Gerbe 92.1 4.1 0.5 0.0
Bryan Bickell 89.2 4.2 0.6 0.4 -0.1
Brian Boyle 85.4 4.2 1.0 0.2 -0.1
Murray Hall 85.1 4.1 0.6 0.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2
Gord Hannigan 84.8 4.1 1.1 0.6 -0.1
Gilbert Brule 83.8 3.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.0
Lauri Korpikoski 81.1 4.8 0.6 -0.1
Paulin Bordeleau 80.8 3.5 0.6 0.2
Chris Valentine 80.1 4.6 1.1 0.5
Jack McGill 79.4 2.6 0.6 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1973 New England Whalers (WHA)

Games Played

1973-74 WHA 78 (1)

Goals

Career WHA 83 (88)

Game-Winning Goals

1970-71 NHL 5 (10)

Transactions

Glossary ▪ Transaction information may be incomplete.

March 2, 1969: Traded to Philadelphia by Toronto with Bill Sutherland and Gerry Meehan for Brit Selby and Forbes Kennedy, March 2, 1969.

May 20, 1970: Traded to Los Angeles by Philadelphia for Brent Hughes, May 20, 1970.

December 16, 1971: Traded to Buffalo by Los Angeles with Larry Hillman for Doug Barrie and Mike Keeler, December 16, 1971.

February 12, 1972: Selected by LA Sharks (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.

February, 1973: Traded to New England (WHA) by LA Sharks (WHA) for Mike Hyndman, February, 1973.

February, 1976: Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati (WHA) following release by New England (WHA), February, 1976.

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