Todd Okerlund
Todd Eugene Okerlund (born September 6, 1964) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger.
| Todd Okerlund | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 6, 1964 Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | New York Islanders | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
168th overall, 1982 New York Islanders | ||
| Playing career | 1987–1988 | ||
Okerlund was drafted 168th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft and then spent four seasons playing for the University of Minnesota. However, his pro career was cut short due to a chronic knee injury. He played one professional season, playing 13 games for the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League and 4 games for the New York Islanders and also played on the 1988 United States Olympic ice hockey team before retiring.
As of 2012, Okerlund lived in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota area and worked in advertising.[1]
Personal life
Okerlund is the son of "Mean" Gene Okerlund, a longtime pro wrestling announcer for the AWA, WWF (now WWE) and WCW.
Okerlund ran the professional wrestling media company Classic Wrestling from 2000 to 2018, packaging vintage wrestling footage into shows that aired on both pay per view and online streaming services.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | Burnsville High School | HS-MN | 25 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Burnsville High School | HS-MN | — | 24 | 37 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 34 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 47 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 48 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | United States National Team | Intl | 40 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New York Islanders | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1988 | United States | OLY | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Senior totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database