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1972 NHL DRAFT PICK
Mike Bloom
Selected in first round
No. 16 overall by Boston Bruins

Born April 12, 1952
Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-3   Weight: 206
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: St. Catharines (OMJHL)                   
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1969-70 St. CatharinesOHA 42 2014 3494
1970-71 St. CatharinesOHA 5820 3353 117
1971-72 St. CatharinesOMJHL 5025 4065 116

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Missed part of 1971-72 season with wrist injury.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 9, 1974 (Washington at N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers:  23 (Washington); 25 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1980
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1974-1977 Washington, Detroit201 304777 215

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1974-75:
Played on first Washington Capitals team.
Miscellaneous: Was 11th player picked by Washington in 1974 NHL Expansion Draft. ... Made NHL debut in what was also the first game in Washington Capitals history.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Boston (AHL); San Diego (WHL); Rhode Island (AHL); Kansas City (CHL); San Diego (PHL); Utrecht (Netherlands)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup:
1977 (Kansas City)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Miami)
1976-77: Played on CHL regular-season champion (Kansas City).
Miscellaneous: Named WHL Player of Week in January 1974 for scoring six points in two games. ... Was playing in PHL when league folded at end of 1978-79 regular season. ... Lived in San Diego during the off-seasons of his playing career.
Personal: Son of former minor-leaguer Carroll Bloom.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
EXPANSION: Boston left Bloom unprotected for the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft. He was claimed by Washington on June 12, 1974.

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SNAPSHOT '72
Total Selected: 152
Forwards: 88
Defense: 47
Goaltenders: 17
Major Junior: 121
College Players: 25
Canadian: 139
Euro-Canadian: 2
USA Citizens: 11
U.S.-Born: 10
European: 0
Reached NHL: 67
Won Stanley Cup: 11
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 13
Year-end All-Star: 3
Olympians: 1
Picks Traded: 24
 
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