Ken Solheim

Kenneth Lawrence Solheim (born March 27, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 135 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota North Stars and Edmonton Oilers between 1980 and 1986.

Ken Solheim
Born	(1961-03-27) March 27, 1961 (age 64) Hythe, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Chicago Black Hawks Minnesota North Stars Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers
NHL draft	30th overall, 1980 Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1980–1986

Solheim was born in Hythe, Alberta and raised in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977–78	St. Albert Saints	AJHL		60	26	16	42	31		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL		—	—	—	—	—		7	0	0	0	0
1978–79	St. Albert Saints	AJHL		60	47	43	90	83		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		72	54	33	87	50		13	1	6	7	16
1980–81	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL		64	68	43	111	87		5	5	4	9	2
1980–81	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		5	2	0	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		5	2	1	3	0		2	1	0	1	0
1981–82	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		29	4	5	9	4		1	0	1	1	2
1981–82	Nashville South Stars	CHL		44	23	18	41	40		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		25	2	4	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Birmingham South Stars	CHL		22	14	3	17	4		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		10	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		61	24	20	44	13		7	1	1	2	0
1984–85	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		55	8	10	18	19		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Springfield Indians	AHL		17	6	8	14	0		4	2	0	2	2
1985–86	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		6	1	0	1	5		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Nova Scotia Oilers	AHL		71	19	27	46	45		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				149	49	55	104	58		11	3	1	4	2
NHL totals				135	19	20	39	34		3	1	1	2	2

Awards

• WHL Second All-Star Team – 1980
• WHL First All-Star Team – 1981

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database