Michael Andrew Nykoluk - Born December 11, 1934 in Toronto, Ontario - Died January 31, 2022 in Naples, Florida was a Canadian/American ice Hockey centre and coach.

- J. Ross Robertson Cup Junior Champion 1955 with Toronto Marlboros.

- Memorial Cup Champion 1955 with Toronto Marlboros.

- Edinburgh Trophy Champion 1956 with Winnipeg Warriors.

- Lester Patrick Cup (President's Cup) Champion 1956 with Winnipeg Warriors.

- Calder Cup Champion 1959, 1969 with Hershey Bears.
Calder Cup finalist 1957, 1961, 1963, 1965.

- F. G. Teddy Oke Trophy Champion 1958, 1967, 1968, 1969 with Hershey Bears.

- Les Cunningham Award Winner 1967 with Hershey Bears.

- Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Champion 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 with Philadelphia Flyers (assistant coach).

- Stanley Cup Champion 1974, 1975 with Philadelphia Flyers (assistant coach).

A career minor league player, except when Toronto Maple Leafs called him up on Halloween, October 31, 1956 vs New York Rangers at Maple Leaf Gardens in a 7-2 Toronto win. Nykoluk would play in just 32 NHL games for the Maple Leafs, scoring 3 goals, all game winners, with his 1st NHL goal scored on Al Rollins of Chicago Black Hawks at 3:37 of 3rd period at Chicago Stadium in a 2-1 Toronto win. Nykoluk also had 1 assist and 20 penalty minutes while playing for Toronto.

Nykoluk would return to the AHL Rochester Americans in time for their playoffs, helping Rochester to the Calder Cup finals in 1957.

Nykoluk would play another season in Rochester before he was traded by the Maple Leafs (who had his playing rights under contract) to the Hershey Bears in April, 1958.

Nykoluk would fit right in with the Bears, becoming a assistant captain, then named team captain in 1963, holding that position until his retirement from playing in 1972.

Nykoluk recorded at least 50 assists in seven straight seasons (1963-70), leading the league twice, and remains 3rd on the AHL’s all-time list with 686 assists.

Nykoluk played in 1069 regular season AHL games, scoring 195 goals, 686 assists with 455 penalty minutes and 112 AHL playoff games, scoring 16 goals, 62 assists with 49 Penalty minutes.

Nykoluk was selected to the AHL First All-Star Team in 1967-68.

After retiring as a player, Nykoluk went on to become the 1st assistant coach in the National Hockey League in 1972. He helped guide the Philadelphia Flyers to Stanley Cup championships in 1974 and 1975. He later returned to Toronto and spent three seasons as the head coach of his hometown Maple Leafs.

Mike Nykoluk was inducted into American Hockey League / AHL Hall of Fame in 2007.

The Hershey Bears retired his number 8.