| Round | Overall |
| 5 | 59 |
Mike McNiven
Selected by
Vancouver from Halifax (MJAHL)
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5-foot-11,
200 pounds
Left-hand shot
Left Wing
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1968-69 | Hamilton | OHA | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 1969-70 | Gander | Nfld.Sr | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 43 |
| 1970-71 | Halifax | MJAHL | 36 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 275 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Spent parts of 1969-70 and 1970-71 seasons with Brock (OUAA).
Canadian • Born July
25, 1951 in Gander, Newfoundland • Hometown:
Gander, Newfoundland
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
Miscellaneous
- Played for Gander (Newfoundland Jr.) as a
16-year-old in 1967-68 before entering OHA.
-
Spent most of 1968-69 season with Hamilton Jr. B team and end of
year with Gander (Newfoundland Sr.)
- Won Newfoundland Sr. Herder
Memorial Trophy with Gander in 1969.
- Led Maritime Junior A Hockey League with 275 penalty minutes
for Halifax Atlantics in 1970-71.
- Set Maritime Junior A Hockey League single-season record for
penalty minutes with 275 for Halifax in 1970-71. The record still
stood when the league folded after that season.
- Led Maritime Junior A Hockey League playoffs with 81 penalty
minutes for Halifax in 1971.
- Also played right wing during his pro career.
- Was playing on Jacksonville (EHL) team that folded on Dec. 13,
1971. His minor-league rights were subsequently sold to New Haven
(EHL).
- Claimed by Cape Cod from New Haven in EHL expansion draft
in August 10, 1972.
- Suspended six games by EHL while playing for Cape Cod in December 1972.
- Won Newfoundland Sr. Herder Memorial Trophy with Gander in 1980.
Additional Facts
Full Name:
Michael McNiven
Post-Draft Teams: Jacksonville, New Haven (EHL); Cape Cod (EHL);
Gander (Newfoundland Sr.)
Education: Attended Brock
University in St. Catharines, Ontario, from 1969 to 1971.
Career Beyond Hockey: Remained
in his home province of Newfoundland after his retirement.
| SNAPSHOT '71 | |
| Total Selected: | 117 |
| Forwards: | 63 |
| Defense: | 45 |
| Goaltenders: | 9 |
| Major Junior: | 84 |
| College Players: | 19 |
| Canadian: | 107 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 2 |
| American: | 8 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 5 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 10 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 5 |
| Olympians: | 4 |
| Picks Traded: | 18 |
| 1971 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | California |
| Chicago | Detroit | Los Angeles |
| Minnesota | Montreal | New York |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1971