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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Forbes
Selected in third round
No.
52 overall by Boston Bruins
Born September 20, 1957
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 188
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
St. Catharines (OMJHL)
Birthplace:
Brampton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Brampton, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Georgetown | Jr. B |
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-- | -- |
-- | -- | | 1974-75 |
Kingston | OMJHL |
64 | 0 |
10 | 10 |
98 | | 1975-76 |
Kingston | OMJHL |
48 | 4 |
13 | 17 |
117 | | 1976-77 |
St. Catharines | OMJHL |
61 | 12 |
41 | 53 |
134 |
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PRE-DRAFT
AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1977 (silver
medal) |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 13, 1977 (Atlanta at Boston)
Numbers: 6 (Boston); 23, 26 (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1982 |
Boston, Edmonton | 50 |
1 | 11 | 12 |
41 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1977-78: Played 32 regular-season games for Boston team that went to
1978 Stanley Cup Finals, but was not with team during playoffs.
1979-80:
Played on first Edmonton Oilers NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1977-78 season with severe right ankle
sprain. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Rochester (AHL); Houston,
Wichita, Montana (CHL); Muskegon (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1986 (Muskegon)
CHL All-Star Second Team: 1982-83
(Wichita)
Management Career: Served as
Cleveland (IHL) assistant general manager in 1992-93. ... Named Salt Lake (IHL)
general manager on May 25, 1993, and remained in that position through 1993-94
season. ... Named ColHL commissioner prior to 1994-95 season and remained in
that position through 1996-97 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1982-83 season with pulled rib muscle, an injury suffered in January 1983. ...
Did not play in 1984-85.
Personal: Full name is Michael D.
Forbes. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| EXPANSION: Boston left Forbes unprotected for
the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, and he was claimed by Edmonton on June 13, 1979. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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