Michael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the
National Hockey League
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for the
Toronto Maple Leafs
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,
Winnipeg Jets
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,
Phoenix Coyotes
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,
New York Rangers
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,
St. Louis Blues
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,
Chicago Blackhawks
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and
Pittsburgh Penguins
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Playing career
As a youth, Eastwood played in the 1979
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
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with a
minor ice hockey
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team from South
Ottawa
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.
Eastwood was drafted in the fifth Round, 91st overall by the
Toronto Maple Leafs
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in the
1987 NHL Entry Draft
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. He then played four seasons with
Western Michigan University
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of the
CCHA. He played 164 games for Western Michigan, scoring 69 goals and adding 80 assists for 149 points. His best season was his last one when he had 29 goals and 32 assists in 42 games. In 1991, Eastwood made the jump to pro hockey. He did not become an
NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
regular though until two years later.
In 1995, Eastwood was traded to the
Winnipeg Jets
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for
Tie Domi
Tahir "Tie" Domi (born November 1, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Known as an enforcer, he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and Winnipeg Jets over a 16-year NHL career. He is the Maple Leafs' all ti ...
. This started a trend for Eastwood as he would then go on to play for many different teams. In his career, he has played 783
NHL
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games, scoring 87 goals and adding 149 assists for 236 points. His best season came in
1999–2000, when he scored 19 goals and 15 assists for 34 points.
Post-playing career
After his retirement in 2004, Eastwood was sought out by sports radio producers in the Ottawa area for his perspective on the
NHL
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. He formerly co-hosted
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...
post-game shows with Scott MacArthur, and has appeared in radio commercials for restaurants in the
Ottawa
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area. He currently serves as an Assistant Coach for the
Ottawa 67's
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in the
Ontario Hockey League
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.
Career statistics
Awards and honours
References
* 2005
NHL Official Guide & Record Book
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External links
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1967 births
Living people
Canadian ice hockey centres
Chicago Blackhawks players
Ice hockey people from Ottawa
Nepean Raiders players
New York Rangers players
Phoenix Coyotes players
Pittsburgh Penguins players
St. John's Maple Leafs players
St. Louis Blues players
Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
Toronto Maple Leafs players
Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey players
Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players