Micah Aivazoff

Micah Aivazoff (born May 4, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played 92 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, and New York Islanders between 1993 and 1996. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1989 to 2002, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career His junior career was spent with the Victoria Cougars, in the Western Hockey League, and he was selected in the sixth round of the 1988 NHL entry draft, 109th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings. He went on to play with the Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, and New York Islanders of the NHL, as well as with various minor league and European teams.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1985–86 Sidney Capitals BCHL 33 14 20 34 68 — — — — — 1985–86 Victoria Cougars WHL 25 3 4 7 25 — — — — — 1986–87 Victoria Cougars WHL 72 18 39 57 112 5 1 0 1 2 1987–88 Victoria Cougars WHL 69 26 57 83 79 8 3 4 7 14 1988–89 Victoria Cougars WHL 70 35 65 100 136 8 5 7 12 2 1989–90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 77 20 39 59 71 — — — — — 1990–91 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 79 11 29 40 84 — — — — — 1991–92 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 61 9 20 29 50 19 2 8 10 25 1992–93 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 79 32 53 85 100 11 8 6 14 10 1993–94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 59 4 4 8 38 — — — — — 1994–95 Edmonton Oilers NHL 21 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 1995–96 New York Islanders NHL 12 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 1995–96 Utah Grizzlies IHL 59 14 21 35 58 22 3 5 8 33 1996–97 Binghamton Rangers AHL 75 12 36 48 70 4 1 1 2 0 1997–98 ERC Ingolstadt GER-2 19 10 19 29 59 — — — — — 1997–98 San Antonio Dragons IHL 54 13 33 46 33 — — — — — 1998–99 Utah Grizzlies IHL 79 25 22 47 67 — — — — — 1999–00 Utah Grizzlies IHL 80 15 31 46 81 5 0 0 0 4 2000–01 SERC Wild Wings DEL 59 9 15 24 48 — — — — — 2001–02 SERC Wild Wings DEL 36 4 10 14 32 — — — — — AHL totals 371 84 177 261 375 34 11 15 26 35 NHL totals 92 4 6 10 46 — — — — —

Transactions February 5, 1988: Los Angeles Kings trades the rights to Aivazoff to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Brian Engblom March 18, 1993: Signs with Detroit Red Wings August 23, 1993: Signs with the New York Islanders January 18, 1995: Pittsburgh Penguins claims Aivazoff in place of cash from the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL Waiver Draft, then the Edmonton Oilers claimed Aivazoff from Pittsburgh August 23, 1996: Signs with the New York Rangers