Nick Kypreos

Nick Kypreos
Kypreos at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Born	(1966-06-04) June 4, 1966 (age 50) Toronto, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Washington Capitals Hartford Whalers New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1986–1997

Nikos Kypreos (born June 4, 1966) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger of Greek descent. He played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He is currently a hockey analyst on the Sportsnet cable television network in Canada.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Kypreos was an effective goal scorer in juniors with the North Bay Centennials of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He finished second in the league for goals scored, with 62, in the 1985–86 OHL season, leading the top scoring Centennials to second place in the regular season. Kypreos struggled to score at the NHL level and immediately became known as an enforcer, a role he maintained throughout his pro career. He was never drafted by an NHL team, but was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers on the eve of his second junior season. However, his NHL career began with the Washington Capitals. His best NHL season came in 1992–93 while a member of the Hartford Whalers, when he scored a career-best 17 goals while earning 325 penalty minutes, which was the fourth-highest penalty minute total in the league that season.