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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Blaisdell
Selected in first round
No.
11 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born January
18, 1960
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Right Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Regina (WHL)
Birthplace: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown:
Regina, Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Regina | SJHL |
60 | 70 |
46 | 116 |
43 | | |
Regina | WCHL |
6 | 5 |
5 | 10 |
2 | | 1978-79 |
Wisconsin | WCHA |
20 | 7 |
1 | 8 |
4 | | 1979-80 |
Regina | WHL |
63 | 71 |
38 | 109 |
62 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WHL All-Star Second Team: 1979-80 (Regina)
WHL Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1980 (Regina) (16 goals)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 9 prospect for the 1980 NHL draft. ... No. 15 prospect on NHL
Central Scouting's final ranking of 1980 draft-eligible players. ... Left
Wisconsin at start of his sophomore year because he felt playing major-junior hockey would
improve his stock for the 1980 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1980 (Detroit at
Vancouver)
Numbers: 14, 21 (Detroit); 18
(NYR); 26 (Pittsburgh); 22 (Toronto)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1996 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1980-1989 |
DET, NYR, PIT, TOR | 343 |
70 | 84 |
154 | 166 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1988 |
Toronto | 6 |
1 | 2 |
3 | 10 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Pittsburgh Emery Edge Award (+/- Leader):
1985-86 (plus-15)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1985-86 season with pulled groin, an injury
suffered during Pittsburgh's Nov. 6, 1985, game vs. Washington. ... Missed
part of 1986-87 season with separated left shoulder, suffered in Pittsburgh's
Oct. 28, 1986, game at Hartford. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with finger
injury, suffered in January 1989. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Adirondack (AHL); Tulsa (CHL);
New Haven (AHL); Baltimore (AHL); Newmarket (AHL); Team Canada; Schwenningen
(Germany); Albany (IHL); Durham, Nottingham, Sheffield (Great Britain)
World Championships: 1995 (Great Britain) (7th
place, Pool B) (as assistant coach)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1981
(Adirondack)
CHL Adams Cup: 1984 (Tulsa)
Great Britain
Championship: 1991, 1992 (Durham) 2001 (Sheffield) (as head coach), 2002
(Sheffield) (as head coach)
Great Britain Coach of Year: 1994-95
(Nottingham), 2001-02, 2002-03 (Sheffield)
Coaching Career: Named Nottingham (Great Britain) head coach prior to
1993-94 season, resumed playing for team prior to 1994-95 season and remained
in player-head coach role until Nov. 11, 1999. ... Named Sheffield (Great
Britain) head coach on Nov. 16, 1999, and remained in that position through
2002-03 season.
Education: Attended University of Saskatchewan
during off-seasons of his early playing days.
Miscellaneous: Was
on Tulsa (CHL) team that suspended operations on Feb. 16, 1984, playing only
road games for season's final six weeks. Despite adversity, the team went on
to win the league's playoff title. ... Worked at hockey school in Regina,
Saskatchewan, during off-seasons of his early playing days. ... Owned two
health clubs in Regina during his playing days. ... Joined Team Canada for 1989-90 season. The international
experience helped him launch a career in European hockey. ... Signed with
Durham (Great Britain) in January 1991. ... Ended playing
career to be full-time British coach after 1995-96 season, but came out of
retirement to play occasional games for teams he was coaching over the next
five years. ... Founded Mike Blaisdell Hockey School in Sheffield, England, in
1997. ... Recognized as the most accomplished coach in British hockey history,
having won 11 titles at various levels of the sport (three Benson & Hedges
Cups, three Superleague regular-season titles, back-to-back Superleague
playoff titles in 2001 and 2002, and three Challenge Cup titles).
Personal: Nicknamed
"Wally" and "Blazer." ...
Full name is Michael Walter Blaisdell. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Detroit traded Blaisdell, Willie Huber
and Mark Osborne to N.Y. Rangers in exchange for Ron Duguay, Eddie Mio and
Eddie Johnstone on June 13, 1983. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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