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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mickey Volcan
Selected in third round
No.
50 overall by Hartford Whalers
Born March 3,
1962
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
North Dakota (WCHA)
Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Edmonton, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
St. Albert | AJHL |
60 | 28 |
40 | 68 |
106 | | 1978-79 |
St. Albert | AJHL |
50 | 20 |
47 | 67 |
109 | | |
Portland | WHL |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1979-80 |
North Dakota | WCHA |
33 | 2 |
14 | 16 |
38 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1980 (North Dakota)
AJHL Scott Trophy (Top Defenseman): 1978-79 (St. Albert)
AJHL
Rookie of Year: 1977-78 (St. Albert)
AJHL All-Star First Team: 1978-79 (St. Albert)
St. Albert MVP:
1978-79 (co-winner with Troy Murray)
St. Albert Rookie of Year:
1977-78
Miscellaneous: Teammate of Mark Messier's with St. Albert (AJHL) in
1977-78 and 1978-79. ...
Joined Portland for 1979 WHL playoffs. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9, 1980 (Hartford at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 32, 4 (Hartford); 5
(Calgary)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1991 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1980-1983 |
Hartford, Calgary | 162 |
8 | 33 |
41 | 146 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was youngest player to make
an NHL roster out of training camp in 1980. Won roster spot age 18 years, seven months. ..
Missed part of 1982-83 season with broken hand. While he was out with the
injury, he served as a linesman for Hartford's Jan. 15, 1983, game vs. New
Jersey. Volcan and New Jersey's Garry Howatt served as linesmen because a
blizzard had prevented two officials from making it to the game. ... Signed with Edmonton as
an
unrestricted free agent prior to 1985-86 season, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Binghamton (AHL); Colorado
(CHL); Moncton, Nova Scotia, Baltimore (AHL); Jyvaskyla (Finland); Landshut
(West Germany); Krefeld, Riessersee (Germany); Phoenix (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1983-84: Played on CHL regular-season
champion (Colorado).
Coaching Career: Served as Landshut (West
Germany) player-coach during 1988-89 season. ... Served as Krefeld (Germany)
player-coach during 1989-90 season. ... Named Arizona State (college
club-level) head coach prior to 1999-00 season and remained in that position
through 1999-00 season. ... Worked as instructional coach for USA Hockey from
2000-01 season into 2003-04 season.
Scouting Career: Named North
Dakota (WCHA) scout prior to 2000-01 season and remained in that position into
2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Left North Dakota after freshman year to pursue pro hockey. ... Led all
defensemen in AHL playoff scoring with 12 points for Binghamton in 1982. ...
Signed with Balitmore (AHL) as free agent in October 1986. ... Played for Team
Canada in 1990 Goodwill Games. ... Remained in Arizona after his retirement
and became director and head instructor at the International Hockey Academy in
Flagstaff, Ariz.
Personal:
Full name is Michael Stephen Volcan. ... Older brother of former major-junior
player Marty Volcan. ... Son of former CFL player Mike Volcan, a defensive
tackle who won three consecutive Grey Cup championships with Edmonton from
1954 to 1956. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Hartford traded Volcan to Calgary in
exchange for Joel Quenneville and Richie Dunn on July 5, 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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