Nick Kypreos

Nikos Kypreos (born June 4, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs. He is a former hockey analyst on the Sportsnet cable television network in Canada. Kypreos is of Greek descent.

Kypreos at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Born	June 4, 1966 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Washington Capitals Hartford Whalers New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1986–1997

Playing career

Kypreos was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto.[1] He was an effective goal scorer in juniors with the North Bay Centennials of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He finished second in the league for goals scored, with 62, in the 1985–86 OHL season, leading the top scoring Centennials to second place in the regular season.

Kypreos struggled to score at the NHL level and immediately became known as an enforcer, a role he maintained throughout his pro career. He was never drafted by an NHL team, but was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers on the eve of his second junior season. However, his NHL career began with the Washington Capitals. His best NHL season came in 1992–93 while a member of the Hartford Whalers, when he scored a career-best 17 goals while earning 325 penalty minutes, which was the fourth-highest penalty minute total in the league that season.

In 1994, Kypreos was a member of the Stanley Cup champion New York Rangers. He made his final NHL stop with his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs. As a Maple Leaf, his career ended as the result of a concussion sustained in a fight with the Rangers' Ryan VandenBussche in a pre-season game on September 15, 1997 when his face hit the ice after he was punched unconscious. After the injury, Kypreos suffered post-concussion syndrome and was forced to retire.[2][3] He would finish his NHL career with 46 goals, 44 assists, 90 points, and 1,210 penalty minutes in 442 regular season games.[4]

Television career

Since retiring as a player, Kypreos had gone on to serve as a hockey analyst for Sportsnet in Canada, as the co-host of Hockey Central (first with Darren Dreger and later with Daren Millard). He also co-hosts Hockey Central at Noon on The Fan 590 in Toronto and simulcast on Sportsnet as of 2018. Hockey Central at Noon is hosted by Jeff Marek.[5] The show was previously co-hosted by Daren Millard and Bill Berg until the fall of 2008, when Berg left and was replaced by Mike Brophy. Starting in the fall of 2009, former NHL coach and executive Doug MacLean was also added to the program as an analyst. His role was expanded in October 2014 when he became part of the new but revamped Hockey Night in Canada as an analyst after its parent, Rogers Media acquired the sole national television rights to the NHL in November 2013, until he departed in 2019.

Kypreos has also appeared on TSN as an analyst, notably when Hockey Canada announced the Canadian national team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Kypreos appeared as a pro hockey player, acting in a 1996 episode of the HBO program Arli$$ entitled "What About the Fans?".[6]

Awards and achievements

• 1987–88: Calder Cup champion (Hershey Bears)
• 1993–94: Stanley Cup champion (New York Rangers)

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983–84	Dixie Beehives	OPJHL		9	3	7	10	12		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Kitchener Rangers	OHL		4	2	0	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	North Bay Centennials	OHL		47	10	11	21	36		4	3	2	5	9
1984–85	North Bay Centennials	OHL		64	41	36	77	71		8	2	2	4	15
1985–86	North Bay Centennials	OHL		64	62	35	97	112		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Hershey Bears	AHL		10	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	North Bay Centennials	OHL		46	49	41	90	54		24	11	5	16	78
1987–88	Hershey Bears	AHL		71	24	20	44	101		12	0	2	2	17
1988–89	Hershey Bears	AHL		28	12	15	27	19		12	4	5	9	11
1989–90	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		14	6	5	11	6		7	4	1	5	17
1989–90	Washington Capitals	NHL		31	5	4	9	82		7	1	0	1	15
1990–91	Washington Capitals	NHL		79	9	9	18	196		9	0	1	1	38
1991–92	Washington Capitals	NHL		65	4	6	10	206		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Hartford Whalers	NHL		75	17	10	27	325		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Hartford Whalers	NHL		10	0	0	0	37		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	New York Rangers	NHL		46	3	5	8	102		3	0	0	0	2
1994–95	New York Rangers	NHL		40	1	3	4	93		10	0	2	2	6
1995–96	New York Rangers	NHL		42	3	4	7	77		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		19	1	1	2	30		5	0	0	0	4
1996–97	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		4	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		35	3	2	5	62		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				442	46	44	90	1210		34	1	3	4	65

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
2. "Kypreos, VandenBussche on concussions". sportsnet.ca. March 25, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
3. Campbell, Morgan (March 10, 2011). "A history of violence". The Toronto Star. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
4. "Drawing the Line on Hockey Violence". McLean's Magazine. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
5. "Hockey Central - Sportsnet.ca".
6. "Arli$$: What About the Fans?". film.com. Retrieved 2009-03-04.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Sportsnet profile
• Nick Kypreos on Twitter