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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike O'Connor
Selected in seventh round
No.
136 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born December
12, 1961
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Michigan Tech (WCHA)
Birthplace: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Michigan Tech | WCHA |
33 | 0 |
6 | 6 |
44 |
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| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Michigan Tech (WCHA);
Kalamazoo (IHL); Durham, Humberside, Sheffield (Great Britain)
World Championships:
1992 (Great Britain) (first place, Pool C), 1993 (Great Britain) (first place,
Pool B), 1994 (Great Britain) (12th)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Great Britain Championship: 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992 (Durham), 1995,
1996, 1997 (Sheffield)
Great Britain All-Star First Team: 1985-86, 1988-89, 1991-92 (Dur.)
MTU Gitzen-Loutit Award (Outstanding Defenseman): 1982-83
Coaching Career: Served as Durham (Great Britain) player-head coach
during one of his seasons with team.
Management Career: Named Newcastle (Great Britain) general manager
prior to team's inaugural 1998-99 season and remained in that position through
2000-01 season. ... Named Hull (Great Britain) general manager prior to
2001-02 season but lost position a month later when executives who had hired
him lost their ownership of the team. ... Named Hull (Great Britain) director
of hockey operations prior to 2001-02 season and remained in position through
2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: Served as Durham (Great Britain) captain in late 1980s
and early 1990s, and was captain of 1991 and 1992 title teams. ... Suspended
from British hockey for 1989-90 season due to rough play. ... Played for Great
Britain in 1994 Olympic qualifying tournament. The British went 0-3-1 in the
tournament and failed to earn a berth in the 1994 Olympics. ... Founded sports
marketing business, called First Team Consultants, in Great Britain during his
playing days. Retired as a player in 1997 to devote more time to the business
until he entered Great Britain's hockey front-office ranks in 1998. |
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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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