Playing career

York was born in Waterford, Michigan and played his junior hockey for Detroit Compuware, where he scored 136 goals in 1993-94. He attended Lutheran High School Northwest in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and from there went to Ontario where he played for the MTHL's Thornhill Islanders. It was there that he led the league in scoring and was named rookie of the year. His play in Ontario drew the attention of Michigan State University where he spent four years as a member of the Spartans hockey team. He was a Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist and NCAA All-American in 1998 and 1999 and CCHA Player of the Year in 1999.

York was drafted in the 6th round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his time playing for the Rangers, York played on a line with Theoren Fleury and Eric Lindros. This was nicknamed the "FLY" line, getting its name from the last initial of each player on it. He was named to the 1999-2000 NHL All-Rookie team, scoring 26 goals during his rookie season. In 2002, York was a member of the silver medal winning Team USA in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and played in the 52nd National Hockey League All-Star Game as a member of the North American team.

He was later dealt to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for defenceman Tom Poti, who had become a target of fans for his perceived indifference. In Edmonton, York became an integral part of the team, playing on the top two lines and also on the penalty kill, where for a time he formed a formidable duo with Todd Marchant. In the 2004-05 season he played in Germany for the Iserlohn Roosters in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He was the second best scorer in the whole league. On August 3, 2005, York was traded from the Oilers to the New York Islanders with a conditional draft pick in exchange for Michael Peca. After a season and a half with the Islanders, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Randy Robitaille and a 5th round draft pick on December 20, 2006. He signed with the Phoenix Coyotes to a 1-year, $1 million contract in the off-season.

On July 11, 2008, he signed a contract with HC Sibir Novosibirsk, However opted out on July 25, after he signed a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. On August 19, 2009, he signed an AHL-only contract with the Rochester Americans, allowing him to sign with any NHL team during the season. On September 10, 2010, he signed one-year contract with the Pelicans.

York scored 27 points in 52 games as the Pelicans narrowly avoided relegation. On May 13, 2011, York left to sign a one-year contract returning to Germany with the Iserlohn Rosters, with whom he spent a season from the 2004 NHL Lockout.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993-94	Detroit Compuware	MNHL		85	136	140	276	—		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Thornhill Islanders	MTJHL		49	39	54	93	—		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Michigan State U.	CCHA		39	12	27	39	20		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Michigan State U.	CCHA		37	18	29	47	42		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Michigan State U.	CCHA		40	27	34	61	38		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Michigan State U.	CCHA		42	22	32	54	41		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		3	2	2	4	0		6	3	1	4	0
1999-00	New York Rangers	NHL		82	26	24	50	18		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	New York Rangers	NHL		79	14	17	31	20		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	New York Rangers	NHL		69	18	39	57	16		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		12	2	2	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		71	22	29	51	10		6	0	2	2	2
2003-04	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		61	16	26	42	15		—	—	—	—	—
2004-05	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		52	16	46	62	77		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	New York Islanders	NHL		75	13	39	52	30		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	New York Islanders	NHL		32	6	7	13	14		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		34	4	4	8	8		—	—	—	—	—
2007-08	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		63	6	8	14	4		—	—	—	—	—
2008-09	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		75	11	47	58	30		—	—	—	—	—
2008-09	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Rochester Americans	AHL		45	14	27	41	8		7	2	10	12	2
2010-11	Pelicans	SM-l		52	4	23	27	18		—	—	—	—	—
2011-12	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		47	15	18	33	54		—	—	—	—	—
2012-13	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		52	18	38	56	12		—	—	—	—	—
2013-14	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL		38	17	24	41	33		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				579	127	195	322	135		6	0	2	2	2

International

Medal record
Competitor for United States
Ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Silver	2002 Salt Lake City
World Junior Championships
Silver	1997 Geneva

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996	United States	WJC	6	1	0	1	0
1997	United States	WJC	6	5	5	10	4
1998	United States	WJC	7	3	2	5	6
2002	United States	OG	6	0	1	1	0
2005	United States	WC	7	0	1	1	0
Junior int'l totals			19	9	7	16	10
Senior int'l totals			13	0	2	2	0

Awards and honours

Award	Year
CCHA Rookie Team	1995-96
CCHA Second Team	1997-98
AHCA West First-Team All-American	1997-98
CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament	1998
All-CCHA First Team	1998-99
CCHA Player of the Year	1998-99
CCHA Best Defensive Forward	1998-99
AHCA West First-Team All-American	1998-99
NHL All-Rookie Team	1999-00
NHL All-Star Game	2002

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