Mickey Volcan

Michael Stephen Volcan (born March 3, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 162 National Hockey League games for the Hartford Whalers and Calgary Flames from 1980 until 1984. He recorded eight goals and 33 assists in his career. Volcan was a third round draft pick, 50th overall by the Whalers in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. He was the youngest player in the NHL in the 1980–81 season. Volcan retired following the 1990–91 season.

Mickey Volcan
Born	(1962-03-03) March 3, 1962 (age 62) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Hartford Whalers Calgary Flames
NHL draft	50th overall, 1980 Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1980–1991

Volcan was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Volcan played two seasons of junior hockey for the St. Albert Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, where he was a teammate of future NHLers Mark Messier and Troy Murray, before joining the Portland Winter Hawks for the 1979 Western Hockey League playoffs. He then played one season of college hockey with University of North Dakota.

On January 15, 1983, Volcan (as a member of the Hartford Whalers) and Garry Howatt (as a member of the New Jersey Devils) become the only active players to officiate an NHL game when a snowstorm prevented a referee, Ron Fournier, and a linesman, Ron Asselstine, from reaching the Hartford Civic Center for the beginning of a game between the Whalers and Devils.^[1][2] The two players stepped down after the first period once the officials arrived.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977–78	St. Albert Saints	AJHL		60	28	40	68	106		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Portland Winterhawks	WCHL		—	—	—	—	—		8	1	1	2	2
1978–79	St. Albert Saints	AJHL		49	20	49	69	107		5	2	2	4	4
1978–79	Portland Winterhawks	WHL		—	—	—	—	—		4	1	0	1	0
1979–80	University of North Dakota	WCHA		33	2	14	16	38		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Hartford Whalers	NHL		49	2	11	13	26		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		24	1	9	10	26		6	0	0	0	14
1981–82	Hartford Whalers	NHL		26	1	5	6	29		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		33	4	13	17	47		14	4	8	12	40
1982–83	Hartford Whalers	NHL		68	4	13	17	73		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Calgary Flames	NHL		19	1	4	5	18		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Colorado Flames	CHL		30	8	9	17	20		5	0	0	0	11
1984–85	Moncton Golden Flames	AHL		63	8	14	22	44		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Nova Scotia Oilers	AHL		66	12	36	48	114		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Baltimore Skipjacks	AHL		72	8	36	44	118		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	JYP Jyväskylä	FIN		29	7	4	11	78		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	EV Landshut	GER		16	9	15	24	49		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	EHC Chur	NLB		7	6	4	10	26		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Krefelder EV 1981	GER-2		25	8	27	35	60		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	SC Riessersee	GER-2		10	5	7	12	39		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL		59	13	29	42	103		11	0	6	6	11
AHL totals				258	33	108	141	349		20	4	8	12	54
NHL totals				162	8	33	41	146		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "Whalers Top Devils, 2-1". New York Times. January 16, 1983. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
2. Pinchevsky, Tal. "Volcan, Howatt made NHL history 30 years ago". NHL.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database