Mike Corrigan
Michael Joseph Douglas Corrigan (born January 11, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 594 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. From 1981 until 1984, Corrigan also served as an assistant coach to the Penguins.
| Mike Corrigan | |||
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| Born |
January 11, 1946 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
NHL Los Angeles Kings Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins AHL Rochester Americans Springfield Kings CHL Tulsa Oilers Fort Worth Texans | ||
| Playing career | 1965–1978 | ||
Corrigan was born in Ottawa, Ontario. His best season was 1972-73 when he tallied 37 goals for the Kings. He was often paired with Bob Berry and Juha Widing on a line nicknamed "The Hot Line." In the 1975-76 season, he had 22 goals. In a memorable playoff game (game 6 of the quarterfinals) vs. the Boston Bruins, he was tripped but scored while lying on his stomach in the waning moments to tie a game the Kings won in overtime.
Very early in his junior hockey days, Corrigan played a little goalie and often remarked that if both goalies got injured in the same game, he would be the emergency goaltender.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1964–65 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 56 | 30 | 67 | 97 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 41 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Tulsa Oilers | CPHL | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 1966–67 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 49 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Tulsa Oilers | CPHL | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 58 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 1968–69 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 66 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 36 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Springfield Kings | AHL | 37 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 51 | ||
| 1970–71 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 76 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 56 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 78 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 75 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 119 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1974–75 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 80 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 71 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 71 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 73 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 25 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 594 | 152 | 195 | 347 | 698 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | ||||