| Mike Eaves | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 10, 1956 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota North Stars Calgary Flames | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
113th overall, 1976 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1978–1986 | ||
Michael Gordon Eaves (born June 10, 1956) is an American former National Hockey League (NHL) player and the former head coach of the St. Olaf College men's hockey team and for his alma mater the University of Wisconsin, where he was part of two NCAA National Championship teams with the Badgers (as a player in 1977, and as head coach in 2006). In 2019, he was named the head coach of the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL), a role he held until 2022.
Eaves appeared in 324 NHL regular-season games between 1978 and 1985, and has coached since 1985. His father, Cecil Eaves, is a Canadian former University of Denver ice hockey and football player[1] and later became a professor and hockey coach at Ohio State and the University of Windsor. Eaves is also the father of former NHL forward Patrick Eaves,[2] and former SM-Liiga Jokerit forward Ben Eaves (who is currently part of his father's coaching staff with the Monsters as strength and conditioning coach),[3] and brother of former NHL player Murray Eaves.
- ^ Meet our team - Pro Hockey Mindset.com
- ^ Zupke, Curtis (25 February 2017). "Ducks offense could get needed boost with acquisition of Patrick Eaves". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ Hockey staff - Cleveland Monsters.com