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1976 NHL DRAFT PICK
Bruce Horsch
Selected in ninth round
No. 125 overall by Montreal Canadiens

Born March 8, 1956
Position: Goaltender
Height: 5-10   Weight: 175
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Michigan Tech (WCHA)                    
Birthplace: Hastings, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown: Red Wing, Minnesota
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPW-L-T GAASO SV%
1974-75 Michigan TechWCHA 97-2-0 3.200 .894
1975-76 Michigan TechWCHA 3124-7-0 4.001 .898

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship:
1975 (Michigan Tech)
Great Lakes Invitational MVP: 1975 (Michigan Tech)
WCHA All-Star Honorable Mention: 1975-76 (Michigan Tech)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as U.S. college hockey's No. 9 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. ... Attended Hastings High School prior to entering Michigan Tech and was All-St. Paul Suburban Conference in 1972-73 and 1973-74.
NHL CAREER
Never played in NHL.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Michigan Tech (WCHA); Nova Scotia (AHL); Flint (IHL); Team USA; Toledo (IHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
WCHA All-Star Honorable Mention:
1977-78 (Michigan Tech)
Michigan Tech Youngs Award (MVP): 1977-78
Coaching Career: Named Ferris State (CCHA) assistant coach prior to 1980-81 season and remained in that position through 1983-84 season. ... Named Michigan Tech (WCHA) assistant coach on Sept. 1, 1985, and remained in that position through 1989-90 season.
Education: Earned B.S. in business administration at Michigan Tech.
Miscellaneous: Participated in 1978 and 1979 U.S. Olympic Festivals with eye toward making 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. ... Was last goalie cut from 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. ... Worked at Apollo Piping in Plymouth, Minn., from summer of 1984 until Sept. 1, 1985. ... Remained in Houghton, Mich., after coaching career and became the Athletic Director of Houghton High School. ... Served as longtime director of Michigan Tech summer hockey school.
Personal: Father of U.S. figure skating judge Catherine Horsch.

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SNAPSHOT '76
Total Selected: 135
Forwards: 83
Defense: 39
Goaltenders: 13
Major Junior: 97
College Players: 26
Canadian: 103
Euro-Canadian: 1
USA Citizens: 23
U.S.-Born: 23
European: 8
Reached NHL: 73
Won Stanley Cup: 8
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 12
Year-end All-Star: 2
Olympians: 6
Picks Traded: 15
 
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