Todd Elik

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.

Todd Elik
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

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