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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mark Wells
Selected in 13th round
No.
176 overall by Montreal Canadiens
Born
September 18, 1957
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-9 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Bowling Green (CCHA)
Birthplace: St. Clair Shores, Michigan (USA)
Hometown:
St. Clair Shores, Michigan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1975-76 |
Bowling Green | CCHA |
32 | 17 |
27 | 44 |
10 | | 1976-77 |
Bowling Green | CCHA |
39 | 23 |
37 | 60 |
20 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
CCHA All-Star First Team: 1976-77 (Bowling Green)
Bowling Green Beers Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1975-76
Bowling Green Cooper Trophy (Points Leader): 1976-77 (60)
Bowling Green Outstanding Forward: 1976-77
Miscellaneous: Was not offered full scholarship to Bowling Green, but
was awarded one after his freshman season. |
| NHL CAREER |
Never played in NHL.
NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Released by Montreal
organization after 1979-80 season. ... Signed as free agent with N.Y. Rangers
in 1980, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Bowling Green (CCHA); Team
USA; Nova Scotia (AHL); Flint (IHL); New Haven (AHL); Fort Wayne (IHL);
Oklahoma City (CHL)
Olympics: 1980 (gold medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
United States Hockey Hall of Fame: Inducted
in 2003 as member of 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame: Inducted in 1983
as member of 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team.
Sports Illustrated Sportsman
of Year: 1980 (as member of 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team)
Bowling Green Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 1992
CCHA All-Star First Team: 1978-79 (Bowling Green)
CCHA All-Star Honorable Mention: 1977-78 (Bowling Green)
Miscellaneous: Left Bowling Green with school career record (since
broken) for assists (155). ... Was ninth member of 1980 USA "Miracle on Ice" team to be
drafted by an NHL team. ... Suffered rare genetic disease of his spinal cord
discs after his hockey career. The illness, which required multiple surgeries,
left him bed-ridden for years and would plague him for the rest of his life,
yet he managed to play in the 2002 "Miracle on Ice" reunion game against
doctor's orders. ... Worked as a restaurant manager in Rochester Hills, Mich.,
after his retirement from hockey, but left that business due to deterioration
of his back. ... Retired to Northern Michigan in his early 40s and started his
own website at www.miracleonice.net. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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