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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Guentzel
Selected in seventh round
No.
135 overall by New York Rangers
Born August
23, 1962
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Coleraine Greenway (Minn. H.S.)
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Coleraine, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1977-78 |
Greenway | Minn. H.S. |
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| 1978-79 |
Greenway | Minn. H.S. |
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-- | -- |
| 1979-80 |
Greenway | Minn. H.S. |
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-- | | 1980-81 |
Greenway | Minn. H.S. |
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-- | -- |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Minnesota High School All-State First Team: 1980-81 (Greenway)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 NHL Entry Draft despite being
eligible. ... Was Minnesota Iron Range Conference's second-leading scorer in
1980-81. ... Also played forward in high school. ... Scored 153 points and
42 goals in four years of high school hockey. ... Also played football and
baseball at Greenway High School, earning a total of 12 varsity letters. ...
Threw 15 TD passes and rushed for 1,243 yards for Greenway football team as
a junior in 1979. ... Played on three Greenway baseball teams that finished
third in state tournament. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota (WCHA); New Haven
(AHL); Salt Lake (IHL)
World Junior Championships: 1994 (sixth)
(as assistant coach), 1995 (fifth) (assistant coach), 1996 (sixth place)
(assistant coach)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 2002, 2003 (Minnesota)
(as assistant coach)
USA Hockey National Jr. A Championship: 1991
(St. Paul) (coach)
USHL Clark Cup: 1993, 1994 (Omaha) (as head coach)
USHL Coach of Year: 1991-92 (St. Paul)
Minnesota Romnes Award (Leadership/Sportsmanship): 1984-85
Minnesota Nagobads Award (Unsung Hero): 1983-84
Minnesota Captain: 1984-85
1992-93: Coached USHL regular-season champion (Omaha).
Coaching Career: Named St. Paul (USHL) assistant coach prior to
1986-87 season and remained in position through 1988-89 season. ... Named
St. Paul (USHL) head coach prior to 1989-90 season and remained in that
position through 1991-92 season. ... Named Omaha (USHL) head coach prior to
1992-93 season and remained in that position through 1993-94 season. ...
Named Minnesota (WCHA) assistant coach prior to 1994-95 season and remained
in that position through 1995-96 season. ... Named Minnesota (WCHA)
associate head coach prior to 1996-97 season and remained in position
through 1998-99 season. ... Named Minnesota (WCHA) assistant coach prior to
1999-00 season and remained in position into 2003-04 season.
Management Career: Named St. Paul (USHL) general manager prior to
1989-90 season and remained in that position through 1991-92 season. ...
Named Omaha (USHL) general manager prior to 1992-93 season and remained in
that position through 1993-94 season.
Education: Majored in business and human relations at University of
Minnesota, completing his B.S. degree in 1987.
Miscellaneous: Joined New Haven (AHL) for balance of 1984-85 season
after completing his NCAA eligibility at Minnesota.
Personal: Full name is Michael L. Guentzel. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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