Mike Needham

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Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Pro Clubs	Pittsburgh Penguins
Nationality	Canada
Born	April 4, 1970, Calgary, Alberta
NHL Draft	Rnd 6, 126th overall, 1989 Pittsburgh Penguins
Pro Career	1991 – 1994

Michael Lawrence "Mike" Needham (Born April 4, 1970 in Calgary, Alberta) is a former professional hockey player in the NHL.

[edit] Junior Career

Mike Needham played 4 seasons for the Kamloops Blazers of the WHL. He scored 155 goals with the Blazers including 59 in 1989-90 when the team won the Memorial Cup.

He averaged a point per game for Canada when they won gold at the 1990 World Junior Championships.

He was the Pittsburgh Penguins' 7th choice, 126th overall at the 1989 Entry Draft.

[edit] Professional Career

Mike Needham began his professional career with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the IHL in 1990-91. The next year he scored 41 goals for the club and helped them finish second in the East Division with 95 points. At the end of the 1991-92 season he joined the Penguins for five games during their successful Stanley Cup drive.

Needham was used as a fourth liner in 1992-93. He played 56 games and helped the club top the NHL with 119 points before they were beaten in the quarterfinals by the New York Islanders.

Needham began the 1993-94 season with the Penguins but was eventually sent down to the minors then traded to the Dallas Stars. He was recalled for five games but, over the next two years, he battled injuries while playing in the IHL and the AHL until retiring in 1996.