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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Rogers
Selected in fifth round
No.
77 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Born October 24, 1954
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Center
Height: 5-8 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Calgary (WCHL)
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown:
Calgary, Alberta |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1971-72 |
Calgary | WCHL | 66 |
27 | 30 |
57 | 19 | | 1972-73 |
Calgary | WCHL |
67 | 54 |
58 | 112 |
44 | | 1973-74 |
Calgary | WCHL |
66 | 67 |
73 | 140 |
32 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHL Most Sportsmanlike Player: 1973-74 (Calgary)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as No.
10 overall prospect in the 1974 NHL draft. ... Played on line with Danny Gare
and Jerry Holland for Calgary (WCHL) in 1973-74. ... Played for Edmonton (WCHL) in
its 1974 series vs. Moscow Selects. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1979 (Hartford at
Minnesota)
Numbers: 17 (Hartford); 27, 17
(N.Y. Rangers); 19 (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1986 |
Hartford, NYR, Edmonton | 484 |
202 | 317 | 519 |
184 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1980-1985 |
Hartford, N.Y. Rangers | 17 |
1 | 13 | 14 |
6 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1981 (Hartford)
100-Point Seasons: 1979-80 (Hartford) (105), 1980-81 (Hartford) (105),
1981-82 (N.Y. Rangers) (103)
Hartford MVP (Players' Vote):
1979-80, 1980-81
Hartford Booster Club MVP:
1980-81
Hartford Three-Stars Leader: 1980-81
Hartford Favorite
Whaler Award: 1979-80
Hartford Captain: Jan. 20, 1981, to Oct.
2, 1981
N.Y. Rangers West Side Trophy (MVP):
1981-82 (co-winner)
N.Y. Rangers Boucher Trophy (Most Popular):
1984-85 (co-winner)
Hartford/Carolina Records: Most points
in one season (105 in 1979-80 and 1980-81), most consecutive games with at
least one point (18 from Nov. 22, 1980, to Jan. 2, 1981)
Hartford Points Leader: 1979-80 (105), 1980-81 (105)
Hartford Assists Leader: 1979-80 (61), 1980-81 (65)
Hartford Playoffs Points Leader: 1980 (3, tie)
Hartford Playoffs Assists Leader: 1980 (3)
N.Y. Rangers Points Leader: 1981-82 (103), 1982-83 (76)
N.Y. Rangers Assists Leader: 1981-82 (65)
N.Y. Rangers Playoffs Points Leader: 1985 (4, tie)
N.Y. Rangers Playoffs Assists Leader: 1982 (6, tie), 1985 (4)
1979-80: Played on first Hartford Whalers NHL team.
Broadcasting Career: Named Calgary radio color commentator prior to
2001-02 season and remained in that position into 2002-03 season.
Miscellaneous: His first NHL game was also the first game in
Hartford/Carolina franchise history. ... Had assist on first goal in
Hartford/Carolina franchise history (scored by Gordie Roberts). ... Was one of two Hartford players
(along with Blaine Stoughton) to reach 100 points in 1979-80, making Whalers
first expansion team to achieve that feat. ... Played on line with Blaine Stoughton and Pat Boutette
in Hartford. The line was known as the "Bash, Dash & Stash Line."
... Set Hartford/Carolina record (since broken) with 17-game point-scoring
streak from Feb. 18, 1980, to March 22, 1980. ... His 18-game point-scoring
streak in 1980-81 was longest by any NHL player that season. ... Named NHL
Player of Week during 1980-81 season. ... Named NHL Player of Month for
December 1980. ... Set N.Y. Rangers record (since broken) for consecutive
games with at least one point when he scored in 16 straight games from Feb. 14,
1982, to March 20, 1982. ... Became only third player in NHL history to score
100 points in his first three NHL seasons when he achieved feat in 1981-82
(Wayne Gretzky and Peter Stastny were first two). ... Missed N.Y. Rangers'
final game of 1982 playoffs with knee injury. ... Played in 297 consecutive
games from Oct. 11, 1979, to Feb. 16, 1983. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season
with groin injury. ... Missed end of 1982-83 season with back spasms. ...
Named NHL Player of Week for week ending Feb. 17, 1985. ... Missed one game in
1984-85 season with concussion suffered on March 6, 1985, at Vancouver when he
was checked into the boards by Cam Neely. ... Retired from NHL in June 1986 to spend final season of his career in Switzerland. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Edmonton, New England (WHA);
New Haven (AHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland)
World Championships: 1981
(fourth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Daneau Trophy (Most Gentlemanly):
1974-75 (Edmonton)
WHA All-Star Game: 1977
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Edmonton, No. 48 overall in Round 4)
Miscellaneous: Led Edmonton (WHA)
in scoring with 83 points as rookie in 1974-75. ... Played on line with George
Lyle and Tom Webster for New England (WHA) in 1976-77.
Personal:
Nicknamed "Dash" while with Hartford and "Buck" while with
N.Y. Rangers. ... Full name is Michael R.
Rogers. ... Cousin of former NFL kicker Eddie Murray. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WHA/EXPANSION: Rogers did not sign with
Vancouver after the draft, instead jumping to the WHA. He
finally entered the NHL when it merged with the WHA in 1979. Hartford, his
last WHA team, retained his NHL rights after Vancouver chose not to take him
back in the NHL Reclaim Draft. Hartford was able claim him outright on June
22, 1979 |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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