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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Wong
Selected in fifth round
No.
77 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born January
14, 1955
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Center / Left Wing
Height: 6-3 Weight: 204
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Montreal (QMJHL)
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Burnsville, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Minnesota | MWJHL |
57 | 24 |
32 | 56 |
128 | | 1974-75 |
Montreal | QMJHL |
67 | 27 |
41 | 68 |
130 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1974 (fifth) (unofficial tournament)
Miscellaneous: Played in first World Junior Championships in Leningrad, an
unofficial tournament that helped set stage for first official World Juniors
in 1977. ... Was a Golden Gloves boxing champion in Minnesota. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 11, 1975 (California at
Detroit)
Numbers: 19, 22 (Detroit)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1979 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1975-76 |
Detroit | 22 | 1 |
1 | 2 | 12 |
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| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kalamazoo (IHL); Rhode
Island (AHL); Muskegon (IHL); Johnstown (NEHL); Bloomington (USA Sr.)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by
Indianapolis, No. 61 overall in Round 5)
1978-79: Played six
regular-season games for Kalamazoo team that went on to win IHL playoff title,
but was not with team during playoffs.
Coaching Career: Became a
youth hockey coach in Minnesota after his playing days.
Miscellaneous:
Returned to Minnesota after leaving pro hockey and spent seven years as a
member of Bloomington-based Buck's Unpainted Furniture U.S. senior elite team.
Personal: Full name is Michael
Anthony Wong. ... Descended from Chinese and Native American ancestry. |
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SNAPSHOT '75 | | Total Selected: |
217 | | Forwards: |
126 | | Defense: |
65 | | Goaltenders: |
26 | | Major Junior: |
135 | | College Players: |
61 |
| Canadian: |
162 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
46 | | U.S.-Born: |
45 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
87 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
6 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
11 |
| Picks Traded: |
21 |
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