Graham Mink
| Graham Mink | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 21, 1979 Stowe, VT, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| EBEL team Former teams |
Dornbirner EC NHL Washington Capitals AHL Portland Pirates Hershey Bears Worcester Sharks Rochester Americans Peoria Rivermen Providence Bruins | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2001–present | ||
Graham Mink (born May 21, 1979) is an American ice hockey winger. He is currently playing with Dornbirner EC of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). Mink has skated in seven National Hockey League games with the Washington Capitals.
Playing career
Undrafted, Mink originally played high school hockey with Stowe High School, winning the Division III state championship in his sophomore year and Division II state championship in his senior year. After high school he attended Northfield Mount Hermon school for a post graduate year. He then was a recruited walk on to play collegiate hockey with the University of Vermont in the ECAC. After an unimpressive freshman year, Mink gradually improved within the Catamounts and in his junior year placed second on the team in scoring with 17 goals and 29 points in 32 games. Just prior to his senior year in 2001–02, Mink left Vermont and turned pro, signing with the Portland Pirates on September 25, 2001.
In his first professional season, Mink made his debut in the ECHL, appearing in 29 games with the Richmond Renegades before moving up to the Pirates. Following an impressive 34 points in 56 games, Mink was signed by their NHL affiliate, the Washington Capitals for the 2002–03 season and continued to play for the Pirates and later on the Hershey Bears, helping them as an assistant captain to the 2006 and 2009 Calder Cups.
On July 8, 2009, Graham signed a two-year free agent deal with the Florida Panthers.[1] He was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans where he served as an alternate captain for the 2009–10 season.
On August 3, 2010, Mink was traded by the Panthers to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for T.J. Fast.[2]
On July 13, 2011, Mink left the Peoria Rivermen and signed a one-year American Hockey League contract to return to the Hershey Bears for the 2011–12 AHL season.[3]
After 12 seasons of professional hockey in predominately the AHL, Mink was signed to his first European contract, agreeing to a one-year deal with Dornbirner EC of the Austrian Hockey League on August 10, 2013.[4]
Mink is married and has two children. He also has his insurance and real estate license in his home state of Vermont.[5]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | University of Vermont | HE | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | University of Vermont | HE | 17 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | University of Vermont | HE | 32 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Richmond Renegades | ECHL | 29 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 56 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 71 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 68 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 63 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 43 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 50 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 29 | ||
| 2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 61 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 71 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 68 | 32 | 27 | 59 | 101 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | ||
| 2008–09 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 67 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 86 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | ||
| 2010–11 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 70 | 24 | 26 | 50 | 122 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 48 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 33 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2013–14 | Dornbirn EC | Austria | 51 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 719 | 253 | 258 | 511 | 866 | 74 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 108 | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ↑ "Florida Panthers sign RW Graham Mink". Florida Panthers. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ↑ "Pair of veterans in Rivermen's mix". pjstar.com. 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ↑ Hershey Bears - Graham Mink Returns To Hershey Lineup For 2011-12
- ↑ "Green light for striker Mink". Dornbirner EC. 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ↑ "Amerks.com to profile Graham Mink". Rochester Americans. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
External links
- Graham Mink's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Graham Mink's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Graham Mink's biography at Legends of Hockey