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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Boland
Selected in seventh round
No. 110 overall
by Kansas City Scouts
Born October 29, 1954
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Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL)
Birthplace: London, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
London, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
London | OMJHL |
14 |
1 | 1 |
2 | 4 | | 1972-73 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
55 |
4 | 15 |
19 | 139 | | 1973-74 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
67 | 11 |
39 | 50 |
200 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No.
65 overall prospect in the 1974 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 2, 1975 (Kansas City at
Atlanta)
Numbers: ?? (Kansas City); 15 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-1979 |
Kansas City, Buffalo | 23 |
1 | 2 | 3 |
29 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1979 | Buffalo | 3 |
1 | 0 | 1 |
2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1974-75: Played one game for first Kansas City Scouts team.
Miscellaneous: Played his first NHL game when he was called up from
Port Huron (IHL) on a five-game pro trial contract in March 1975. ... Scored
goal in his first NHL playoff game on April 10, 1979. The goal was the first
score in Buffalo's first-round series vs. Pittsburgh. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Port Huron, Fort Wayne (IHL);
Hershey, Rochester (AHL); Salt Lake (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1981 (Salt Lake)
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by San Diego,
No. 94 overall in Round 7)
CHL Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader:
1978 (Salt Lake) (70 PIM)
1977-78, 1983-84: Played on IHL
regular-season champ (Fort Wayne).
1981-82: Played on CHL
regular-season champion (Salt Lake).
Miscellaneous: Became active in
Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association and Oldtimers' charity hockey after his
retirement.
Personal: Full name is Michael John Boland. ... Also
known as Mike J. Boland during his playing days. ... Brother-in-law of former
NHL player Don Luce, who married Boland's sister Diane. ... Uncle of former
minor-league goaltender Scott Luce. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Kansas City released Boland
after the 1977-78 season. He signed with Buffalo as a free agent in September
1978. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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