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| 1972 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Bloom
Selected in first round
No. 16 overall
by Boston Bruins
Born April 12, 1952
 | Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-3 Weight:
206
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
St. Catharines (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Ottawa, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
St. Catharines | OHA |
42 |
20 | 14 |
34 | 94 | | 1970-71 |
St. Catharines | OHA |
58 | 20 |
33 | 53 |
117 | | 1971-72 |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
50 | 25 |
40 | 65 |
116 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1971-72 season with wrist injury. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9,
1974 (Washington at N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers: 23 (Washington);
25 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1980 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1974-1977 |
Washington, Detroit | 201 |
30 | 47 | 77 |
215 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1974-75: Played on first Washington Capitals
team.
Miscellaneous: Was 11th player picked by Washington in 1974
NHL Expansion Draft. ... Made NHL debut in what was also the first game in
Washington Capitals history. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Boston (AHL); San Diego (WHL);
Rhode Island (AHL); Kansas City (CHL); San Diego (PHL); Utrecht (Netherlands)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1977 (Kansas City)
WHA
Draft Pick: 1972 (by Miami)
1976-77: Played on CHL
regular-season champion (Kansas City).
Miscellaneous: Named WHL
Player of Week in January 1974 for scoring six points in two games. ... Was
playing in PHL when league folded at end of 1978-79 regular season. ... Lived
in San Diego during the off-seasons of his playing career.
Personal:
Son of former minor-leaguer Carroll Bloom. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| EXPANSION: Boston left Bloom unprotected for
the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft. He was claimed by Washington on June 12, 1974. |
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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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