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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Antonovich
Selected in
12th round
No. 113 overall by Minnesota North Stars
Born October
18, 1951
 | Position:
Center / Left Wing
Height: 5-6 Weight: 155
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Minnesota (WCHA)
Birthplace: Calumet, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Calumet, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
Minnesota | WCHA |
32 |
23 | 20 |
43 | 60 | | 1970-71 |
Minnesota | WCHA |
32 | 14 |
16 | 30 |
20 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Minnesota High School Championship: 1967, 1968 (Greenway)
Minnesota
All-State Selection: 1967-68, 1968-69
Minnesota High School
Tournament All-Star: 1967, 1968, 1969
University of Minnesota Points
Leader: 1969-70 (43 points)
Miscellaneous: Played at Greenway
High School in Coleraine, Minn. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 13, 1976 (Chicago at Minnesota)
Numbers: 29 (Minnesota); 12
(Hartford); 23 (New Jersey)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1984 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1984 |
Minnesota, Hartford, N.J. | 87 |
10 | 15 | 25 |
37 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Scouting Career: Named St. Louis amateur
scout prior to 1997-98 season and remained in that position through 2001-02
season.
Miscellaneous: Missed parts of 1982-83 season with damaged
ligaments in right wrist and injured right knee. ... Was shortest player in
NHL during his playing days in New Jersey. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota (WCHA); Minnesota,
Edmonton, New England
(WHA); Springfield (AHL); Lugano (Switzerland); Tulsa (CHL); Nashville (CHL);
Wichita (CHL); Maine (AHL);
World Championships: 1976 (fourth);
1977 (sixth) (did not play); 1982 (eighth)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1984 (Maine)
CHL
All-Star Second Team: 1981-82 (Nashville)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972
(by Minnesota)
WHA Playoffs Points Leader: 1978 (New England) (17
points)
WHA Playoffs Goals Leader: 1978 (New England) (10 goals)
1972-73: Played on first Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA team.
Coaching Career: Served as head coach at St. Cloud Cathedral (Minn.) High
School. ... Named as Minnesota (IHL) assistant coach prior to 1994-95 season
and remained in that position through 1995-96 season. ... Served as Phoenix (IHL)
assistant coach in 1996-97.
Miscellaneous: Played on first Minnesota
(WHA) team that folded on February 27, 1976. ... Played on second Minnesota (WHA)
team that folded on Jan. 17, 1976, after relocating from Cleveland prior to
the 1975-76 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1971-72 season
with damaged ligaments in right knee, an injury that required surgery. ....
Played on NCAA Tournament runner-up (Minnesota) in 1972. ... Rejoined his
college coach, Glen Sonmor, when he signed with Minnesota (WHA) in 1972. ...
Missed part of 1973-74 season with broken right wrist. ... Missed part of
1979-80 season with broken jaw and sciatic nerve in lower back. ... Signed
with Lugano (Switzerland) in June 1980, but remained on team for only a few
months before coming back to North America and signing with Tulsa (CHL). ...
Briefly came out of retirement to play two games for Minnesota (AmHA) in
1992-93. ... Briefly came out of retirement again to play two games for Quad
City (ColHL) in 1995-96. ... Named one of the 50 greatest players in
University of Minnesota hockey history in as part of "Legends on Ice" tribute
in 2001. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WHA DEFECTION/RELEASED/FREE AGENCY:
Antonovich chose to sign with the WHA Minnesota Fighting Saints following his
final college season. After the Minnesota team folded, he came back to the
North Stars as a free agent on March 10, 1976. The North Stars released him in
September 1976, and he re-entered the WHA with the new Minnesota team that had
relocated from Cleveland. He came back to the North Stars a second time when
he signed as a free agent on Nov. 25, 1981. The North Stars lost him for the
final time when they did not renew his contract after the 1981-82 season, and
he signed with New Jersey as a free agent on Oct. 1, 1982. |
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SNAPSHOT '71 | | Total Selected: |
117 | | Forwards: |
63 | | Defense: |
45 | | Goaltenders: |
9 | | Major Junior: |
84 | | College Players: |
19 |
| Canadian: |
107 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
8 | | U.S.-Born: |
8 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
10 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
18 |
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