The Detroit Red Wings trade Mike along with Jason York to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Stu Grimson, Mark Ferner and the Ducks 6th round pick (Magnus Nilsson) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
The Vancouver Canucks trade Mike to the Philadelphia Flyers for the Flyers 5th pick (later traded back to the Flyers who used the pick to choose Garrett Prosofsky) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.