| Todd Elik | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
(1966-04-15) April 15, 1966 (age 58) Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Los Angeles Kings Minnesota North Stars Edmonton Oilers San Jose Sharks St. Louis Blues Boston Bruins HC Lugano EV Zug HC Davos SCL Tigers Innsbruck EV HDD Olimpija Ljubljana HK Acroni Jesenice | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2010 | ||
Todd Sloan Elik (born April 15, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1989 and 1997. After leaving the NHL he spent several years in Europe, retiring in 2008.
Biography
Elik grew up in Bolton, Ontario and played Midget hockey with the St. Michael's Midgets. He was granted a walk-on try out with the OHL's Kingston Canadians in 1983 and made the club.
Elik played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Kingston Canadians and North Bay Centennials before turning professional. He made his pro debut with the International Hockey League's Colorado Rangers, and he scored 100 points (44 goals and 56 assists) in his first season.
Elik made his NHL debut with the Kings in the 1989–90 season. In a season and a half with the Kings, Elik scored 31 goals and added 60 assists. The Minnesota North Stars acquired Elik before the 1991–92 season, giving up Randy Gilhen, Jim Thomson, and a fourth-round draft pick (which became Alexei Zhitnik) for him.
After a season and a half with Minnesota, Elik joined the Edmonton Oilers. After playing in 18 games with the Oilers, Elik was placed on waivers and claimed by the San Jose Sharks. In the 1993–94 season, he scored 25 goals and added 41 assists for the Sharks.
After a brief stint with the St. Louis Blues and two seasons with the Boston Bruins organization, Elik left North America to play professionally in Europe. He played for seven seasons in Switzerland's Nationalliga A and, in the 2005–06, 2006–2007 seasons, he went to Austria to play for Innsbruck EV. On December 13, 2007, Elik signed to play for HDD Olimpija Ljubljana, a Slovenian team playing in the Erste Bank Hockey League. He is signed to play for Tilia Olimpija also in 2008–09. He joined on 30 January 2009 from Slovenian capital city Ljubljana club HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Erste Bank Hockey League to SCL Tigers.
Elik appeared in 448 NHL games in his career, scoring 111 goals and adding 218 assists. He also appeared in 52 Stanley Cup playoff games, scoring 15 goals and recording 27 assists.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Michael's Buzzers | MJBHL | 35 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Kingston Canadiens | OHL | 64 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Kingston Canadiens | OHL | 34 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 40 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | University of Regina | CIAU | 27 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 81 | 44 | 56 | 100 | 83 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 9 | ||
| 1988–89 | Denver Rangers | IHL | 28 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 43 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 44 | ||
| 1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 48 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 1989–90 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 32 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 74 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 62 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 125 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 46 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 75 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 89 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 1994–95 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 22 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 59 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1995–96 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 31 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 37 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 33 | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Lugano | NLA | 39 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 222 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1998–99 | SC Langnau | NLA | 36 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | SC LAngnau | NLA | 41 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | EV Zug | NLA | 37 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 140 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2001–02 | EV Zug | NLA | 41 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | SC Langnau | NLA | 39 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | SC Langnau | NLA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Davos | NLA | 37 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 48 | ||
| 2004–05 | SC Langnau | NLA | 12 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 52 | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Innsbruck | EBEL | 48 | 21 | 53 | 74 | 150 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Innsbruck | EBEL | 53 | 21 | 77 | 98 | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 56 | ||
| 2007–08 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | SLO | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 46 | ||
| 2008–09 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | EBEL | 43 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–-9 | SC Langnau | NLA | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HC Thurgau | NLB | 13 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HK Jesenice | EBEL | 29 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | HK Jesenice | SLO | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 2010–11 | ATSE Graz | AUT-2 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 448 | 111 | 218 | 329 | 453 | 52 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 48 | ||||
References
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1966 births
- Living people
- ATSE Graz players
- Boston Bruins players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Colorado Rangers players
- Denver Rangers players
- Edmonton Oilers players
- HC Davos players
- HC Lugano players
- HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players
- HC Thurgau players
- HC TWK Innsbruck players
- HK Acroni Jesenice players
- EV Zug players
- Kingston Canadians players
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Minnesota North Stars players
- New Haven Nighthawks players
- North Bay Centennials players
- Ice hockey people from Brampton
- Providence Bruins players
- San Jose Sharks players
- SC Langenthal players
- SCL Tigers players
- St. Louis Blues players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players