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1976 NHL DRAFT PICK
Mike Eaves
Selected in seventh round
No. 113 overall by St. Louis Blues

Born June 10, 1956
Position: Center
Height: 5-10   Weight: 180
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Wisconsin (WCHA)                         
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado (USA)
Hometown: Windsor, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1973-74 NepeanCOJHL54 5448 102--
1974-75 WisconsinWCHA 3817 3754 12
1975-76 WisconsinWCHA 3418 2543 22

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Championships:
1976 (fourth place)
Wisconsin Carlson Award (MVP): 1975-76
Wisconsin Williamson Award (Scholar-Athlete): 1975-76
Wisconsin Captain: 1975-76
COJHL Points Leader: 1973-74 (Nepean) (102 points)
Miscellaneous: Set Wisconsin record (since broken) for points by a freshman with 54. ... Led Wisconsin with 18 goals in 1975-76.
NHL CAREER
Debut: January 3, 1979 (St. Louis at Minnesota)
Numbers:  18 (Minnesota); 7, 17 (Calgary)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Status: Retired for final time in May 1986
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1979-1985 Minnesota, Calgary324 83143226 80
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeamsGPGATPPIM
1980-1986 Minnesota, Calgary43 71017 14

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost):
1986 (Calgary)
Minnesota WTCN-TV Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1979-80
1980-81: Was on Minnesota team that went to 1981 Stanley Cup Finals, but missed playoffs due to concussion.
Coaching Career: Named Calgary assistant coach on Oct. 21, 1985, and remained in that position through 1985-86 season. ... Named Philadelphia assistant coach on June 13, 1988, and remained in that position until Aug. 9, 1990. ... Named Philadelphia assistant coach on June 8, 1993, and remained in that position through 1993-94 season. ... Named Pittsburgh assistant coach on July 23, 1997, and remained in that position until Dec. 9, 1999.
Miscellaneous: Was property of Cleveland team that folded after the 1977-78 season and merged with Minnesota. His rights were absorbed by Minnesota prior to the Minnesota-Cleveland Dispersal Draft on June 15, 1978.. ... Missed parts of 1980-81 season with knee injury suffered in October 1980 and hip injury suffered during Minnesota's Feb. 12, 1981, game vs. Toronto. ... Missed end of 1980-81 season and 1981 playoffs with concussion suffered during Minnesota's Feb. 23, 1981, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. It was one of three concussions he suffered during 1980-81 season. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with rib injury suffered when checked by Gerry Hart during Minnesota's Dec. 26, 1981, game vs. St. Louis. ... Missed most of 1981-82 season with back spasms, first developed in October 1981. Had treatment for his chronic back problems at end of 1981-82 season after playing final game of season on Jan. 21, 1982. ... Wore No. 25 during Calgary's 1983 training camp. ... Missed parts of 1983-84 season with broken foot, an injury suffered in January 1984, as well as knee and rib injuries. ... Broke thumb in Game 7 of Calgary's 1984 Smythe Division final series vs. Edmonton on April 22, 1984. ... Missed parts of 1984-85 season with dislocated shoulder, an injury suffered in October 1984, and concussion suffered in January 1985. ... Missed end of 1984-85 season and 1985 playoffs with bruised ribs, an injury suffered during Calgary's March 31, 1985, game at Winnipeg. ... Was Calgary's 1984-85 nominee for Masterton Trophy. ... Suffered concussion when he collided with Pat Price on first shift of Calgary's Sept. 21, 1985, preseason opener vs. Quebec. The career-ending injury was his 10th concussion as an NHL player. ... Retired for first time on Oct. 21, 1985, due to concussion and to pursue coaching career. ... Came out of retirement to play eight playoff games for injury-depleted Calgary in the 1986 Campbell Conference finals and Stanley Cup finals. Despite the risk of additional concussions, Eaves volunteered to join the team, which had just lost center Carey Wilson, for Game 2 of the conference finals vs. St. Louis on May 4, 1986. He then played eight consecutive games through Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals on May 20. 1986.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Wisconsin (WCHA); Oklahoma City (CHL)
Canada Cup: 1981 (fourth place), 1984 (fourth place) (did not play), 1991 (second place) (as assistant coach)
World Championships: 1978 (sixth place), 1990 (fifth place) (as assistant coach)
World Under-18 Championships: 2002 (gold medal) (as head coach)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship:
1977 (Wisconsin)
CHL McKenzie Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1978-79 (Oklahoma City)
CHL All-Star Second Team: 1978-79 (Oklahoma City)
NCAA West All-America First Team: 1976-77, 1977-78 (Wisconsin)
WCHA MVP: 1977-78 (Wisconsin)
WCHA All-Star First Team: 1977-78 (Wisconsin)
WCHA All-Star Second Team: 1976-77 (Wisconsin)
Big Ten Medal of Honor (Top Scholar-Athlete): 1978 (Wisconsin)
U.S. Olympic Committee Developmental Coach of Year: 2002
USA Hockey Coach of Year: 2001-02 (U.S. Under-18 Team)
Wisconsin Carlson Award (MVP): 1977-78
Wisconsin Captain: 1977-78
Wisconsin Tri-captain: 1976-77
Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame: Inducted 1992
WCHA Points Leader: 1977-78 (Wisconsin) (89 points)
WCHA Assists Leader: 1977-78 (Wisconsin) (58 assists)
CHL Records: Most assists by a rookie (61 in 1978-79)
Wisconsin Records: Most career points (267), most career WCHA points (206), most points by a senior (89), most assists by a senior (58), longest point-scoring streak (21 games in 1977-78)
Coaching Career: Named Wisconsin-Eau Claire (NCAA Division III) head coach prior to 1986-87 season and remained in that position through 1986-87 season. ... Named St. Cloud (NCAA D-I Independent) assistant coach prior to 1987-88 season and remained in that position until June 13, 1988. ... Named Hershey (AHL) head coach on Aug. 9, 1990, and remained in that position until June 8, 1993. ... Named Shattuck St. Mary's (Minn. HS) head coach prior to 1994-95 season and remained in that position through 1995-96 season. ... Named Helsinki IFK (Finland) head coach prior to 1996-97 season and remained in that position through 1996-97 season. ... Named USA Hockey National Development Team Program head coach in May 2000 and remained in that position until March 19, 2002. ... Named Wisconsin (WCHA) head coach on March 19, 2002, and remained in that position into 2002-03 season.
Education: Earned B.S. in education at University of Wisconsin.
Miscellaneous: Was first player in Wisconsin (WCHA) history to score 200 career points. Was first forward in Wisconsin history to earn All-America first team honors. ... Had three assists in Wisconsin's 6-5 NCAA title-game victory over Michigan on March 26, 1977. One of his assists was on the game-winner by Steve Alley just 23 seconds into overtime. ... Set Wisconsin single-season record (since broken) with 89 points in 1977-78. ... Finished fourth in CHL MVP voting as a rookie in 1978-79. ... Played on Minnesota team that competed in Sweden's 1980 DN Cup tournament. ... Named to Team USA for 1984 Canada Cup, but did not see action in tournament. ... Suffered concussion when he ran into fence during off-season softball game in 1985. ... Held dual U.S.-Canadian citizenship during his playing days. ... Coached West team at 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival. ... Named one of WCHA's all-time Top 50 players by conference on Jan. 23, 2002.
Personal: Full name is Michael Gordon Eaves. ... Older brother of former NHL player Murray Eaves. ... Son of former Denver University hockey and football player Cecil Eaves, who became a professor and hockey coach at Ohio State and the University of Windsor. ... Father of college hockey players Ben Eaves and Patrick Eaves.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: St. Louis' traded Eaves' NHL rights to Cleveland in exchange for Len Frig on August 17, 1977. Eaves was still part of the Cleveland franchise when it folded after the 1977-78 season. He became property of Minnesota when the North Stars absorbed the Cleveland team.

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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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