Michael Needham

R · #39

Michael Needham was a right wing. Born April 4, 1970 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he stood 5'10", weighed 185 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1989 (round 6, 126th overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins. In 86 NHL regular-season games he had 9 goals and 5 assists for 14 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

86

Goals

9

Assists

5

Points

14

NHL playoff career

Games

14

Goals

2

Assists

0

Points

2

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.10

Assists / game

0.06

Points / game

0.16

Shots / game

0.67

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

8

1992–93 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Assists

5

1992–93 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Points

13

1992–93 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Shots

49

1992–93 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 1995–96

   • Adirondack Red WingsAHL

2. 1994–95

   • KalamazooIHL

3. 1993–94

   • ClevelandIHL
   • Dallas StarsNHL
   • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

4. 1992–93

   • ClevelandIHL
   • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

5. 1991–92

   • MuskegonIHL
   • Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL

6. 1990–91

   • MuskegonIHL

7. 1989–90

   • KamloopsM-Cup
   • KamloopsWHL
   • CanadaWJC-A

8. 1988–89

   • KamloopsWHL

9. 1987–88

   • KamloopsWHL

10. 1986–87

    • Ft. SaskatchewanAJHL
    • KamloopsWHL

11. 1985–86

    • Ft. SaskatchewanAMHL

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Season-by-season history

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1995–96	AHL	Adirondack Red Wings	Regular	16	5	10	15	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 16 Goals 5 Pim 12 Points 15
1994–95	IHL	Kalamazoo	Regular	37	9	9	18	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 37 Goals 9 Pim 31 Points 18
1994–95	IHL	Kalamazoo	Playoffs	14	5	5	10	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 14 Goals 5 Pim 11 Points 10
1993–94	IHL	Cleveland	Regular	6	4	3	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 4 Pim 7 Points 7
1993–94	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	5	0	0	0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
1993–94	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	25	1	0	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 25 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
1992–93	IHL	Cleveland	Regular	1	2	0	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 2
1992–93	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	56	8	5	13	14	-1	49	0	1	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 56 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus -1 Points 13 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1633 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 49
1992–93	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Playoffs	9	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
1991–92	IHL	Muskegon	Regular	80	41	37	78	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 37 Games Played 80 Goals 41 Pim 83 Points 78
1991–92	IHL	Muskegon	Playoffs	8	4	4	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 8 Goals 4 Pim 6 Points 8
1991–92	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.5 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
1990–91	IHL	Muskegon	Regular	65	14	31	45	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 31 Games Played 65 Goals 14 Pim 17 Points 45
1990–91	IHL	Muskegon	Playoffs	5	2	2	4	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 5 Points 4
1989–90	M-Cup	Kamloops	Regular	3	1	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 3
1989–90	WHL	Kamloops	Regular	60	59	66	125	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 66 Games Played 60 Goals 59 Pim 75 Points 125
1989–90	WJC-A	Canada	Regular	7	3	4	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 7 Goals 3 Pim 2 Points 7
1989–90	M-Cup	Kamloops	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 3
1989–90	WHL	Kamloops	Playoffs	17	11	13	24	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 17 Goals 11 Pim 10 Points 24
1988–89	WHL	Kamloops	Regular	49	24	27	51	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 27 Games Played 49 Goals 24 Pim 55 Points 51
1988–89	WHL	Kamloops	Playoffs	16	2	9	11	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 16 Goals 2 Pim 13 Points 11
1987–88	WHL	Kamloops	Regular	64	31	33	64	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 33 Games Played 64 Goals 31 Pim 93 Points 64
1987–88	WHL	Kamloops	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 5 Points 1
1986–87	AJHL	Ft. Saskatchewan	Regular	53	30	28	58	127	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 28 Games Played 53 Goals 30 Pim 127 Points 58
1986–87	WHL	Kamloops	Regular	3	1	2	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 3
1986–87	WHL	Kamloops	Playoffs	11	2	1	3	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 11 Goals 2 Pim 5 Points 3
1985–86	AMHL	Ft. Saskatchewan	Regular	49	19	26	45	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 26 Games Played 49 Goals 19 Pim 97 Points 45

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