Mike Sands

Mike Sands (born April 6, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played six games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota North Stars between 1984 and 1986. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1982 to 1989, was spent in the minor leagues.

Early life Sands was born in Mississauga, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.

Career During his NHL career, Sands played for the Minnesota North Stars. He has since worked as an amateur scout for the Arizona Coyotes. He previously worked as director of amateur scouting for the Calgary Flames and for the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1979–80 Streetsville Derbys COJHL 20 — — — 1049 57 0 3.26 — — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Dixie Beehives COJHL 4 2 1 — 220 12 1 3.55 — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Sudbury Wolves OHL 50 15 28 2 2789 236 0 5.08 — — — — — — — — — 1981–82 Sudbury Wolves OHL 53 13 33 1 2854 265 1 5.57 — — — — — — — — — 1981–82 Nashville South Stars CHL 7 3 3 1 380 26 0 4.11 .875 — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Sudbury Wolves OHL 43 11 27 0 2320 204 1 5.28 — — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Birmingham South Stars CHL 4 0 4 0 169 14 0 4.97 .859 — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 23 7 12 1 1145 93 0 4.87 — — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3 0 3 0 139 14 0 6.05 .841 — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Springfield Indians AHL 46 23 17 3 2589 140 2 3.24 .892 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Springfield Indians AHL 27 8 15 1 1490 94 0 3.79 .879 — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3 0 2 0 163 12 0 4.43 .883 — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Springfield Indians AHL 19 4 10 0 1048 77 0 4.41 .863 — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 3 0 2 1 184 16 0 5.22 — — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 4 0 4 0 185 22 0 7.14 .832 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Canadian National Team Intl 21 6 13 1 1012 75 0 4.45 — — — — — — — — — NHL totals 6 0 5 0 302 26 0 5.18 .864 — — — — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1983 Canada WJC 5 — — — 240 13 0 3,25 — Junior totals 5 — — — 240 13 0 3.25 —