| Mike Hammond | |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Brighton, East Sussex, England |
| Death Place: | Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height M: | 1.78 |
| Weight Kg: | 82 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Played For: | Cincinnati Cyclones Brampton Beast Braehead Clan Manchester Storm Lausitzer Füchse Odense Bulldogs Frederikshavn White Hawks Coventry Blaze Hannover Scorpions Nottingham Panthers |
| Ntl Team: | GBR |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 2015 |
| Career End: | 2023 |
Michael Hammond (21 February 1990 – 19 July 2023) was a British professional ice hockey centre. Between 2015 and 2023, he played for 10 teams across the ECHL, Elite Ice Hockey League, DEL2, Metal Ligaen, and Oberliga. Hammond was also a member of the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team.
Hammond was born on 21 February 1990 in Brighton, England.[1] As a child, Hammond and his family moved to Canada, where he played minor ice hockey with the Juan de Fuca Orcas.[2]
Hammond began playing junior ice hockey with the Victoria Cougars of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL). With 98 points in 48 regular season games, Hammond led the VIJHL in scoring during the 2005-06 season and took the Cougars to a championship title.[3]
Hammond previously played for German Oberliga side Hannover Scorpions.[4]
He represented Great Britain at the 2019 IIHF World Championship and the 2021 IIHF World Championship.[5]
Hammond died in a single-vehicle road traffic collision near Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, on 19 July 2023.[6] He was 33.[7]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
| 2006–07 | VIJHL | 48 | 40 | 58 | 98 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| BCHL | 47 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2008–09 | Victoria Grizzlies | BCHL | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Victoria Cougars | VIJHL | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Victoria Cougars | VIJHL | 11 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | BCHL | 46 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||
| Cowichan Valley Capitals | BCHL | 40 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2010–11 | BCHL | 17 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 10 | |||
| 2011–12 | CIS | 28 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2012–13 | Lakehead Thunderwolves | CIS | 28 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Lakehead Thunderwolves | CIS | 28 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Lakehead Thunderwolves | CIS | 27 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ECHL | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2015–16 | ECHL | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| EIHL | 43 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| EIHL | 56 | 32 | 51 | 83 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Manchester Storm | EIHL | 53 | 18 | 57 | 75 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| DEL2 | 48 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2020–21 | DEN | 20 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2020–21 | DEN | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |||
| EIHL | 14 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| DEL3 | 49 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | ||||
| EIHL | 51 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| EIHL totals | 217 | 94 | 170 | 264 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Great Britain | WC-D1 | 17th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Great Britain | 13th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 2020 | Great Britain | OGQ | DNQ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Great Britain | WC | 14th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Great Britain | WC D1A | 17th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 27 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 4 | ||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 May 2019 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2019 IIHF World Championship | ||
| 2. | 15 May 2019 | 1–1 | 3–6 | |||
| 3. | 18 May 2019 | 1–3 | 1–7 | |||
| 4. | 20 May 2019 | 2–3 | 4–3 (OT) | |||
| 5. | 25 May 2021 | 2–2 | 2–3 (OT) | 2021 IIHF World Championship | ||
| 6. | 26 May 2021 | 4–1 | 4–3 | |||
| 7. | 30 April 2023 | 4–3 | 5–4 (OT) | 2023 IIHF World Championship Division I | ||
| 8. | 5 May 2023 | 3–2 | 5–3 |