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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Usitalo
Selected in sixth round
No. 84 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born
August 24, 1952
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Left Wing
Height: 5-9 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Michigan Tech (WCHA)
Birthplace: Kearsarge, Michigan (USA)
Hometown:
Kearsarge, Michigan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Michigan Tech | WCHA |
30 |
28 | 17 |
45 | 22 | |
1971-72 |
Michigan Tech | WCHA |
32 | 19 |
23 | 42 |
18 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHA Freshman of Year: 1970-71 (Michigan Tech)
WCHA All-Star Second Team: 1970-71 (Michigan Tech)
Miscellaneous: Attended Calumet (Mich.) High School ... Ran anchor leg
of Calumet High School 880-yard relay team that set school record with time of
1:33.8 in 1970. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Michigan Tech (WCHA);
Springfield (AHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Muskegon (IHL)
World Championships: 1974
(first place, Pool B)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1975 (Springfield)
Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted 2001
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by New York)
Miscellaneous: Missed most of 1972-73 season with knee injury that
required surgery. |
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SNAPSHOT '72 | | Total Selected: |
152 | | Forwards: |
88 | | Defense: |
47 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
121 | | College Players: |
25 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
11 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
67 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
11 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
1 |
| Picks Traded: |
24 |
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