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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Bullard
Selected in first round
No.
9 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Born March 10, 1961
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Center
Height: 5-10 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Brantford (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Ottawa, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
East Ottawa | Ont. AAA |
90 | 89 |
114 | 203 |
-- | | 1978-79 |
Brantford | OMJHL |
66 | 43 |
56 | 99 |
66 | | 1979-80 |
Brantford | OMJHL |
66 | 66 |
84 | 150 |
86 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1979-80 (Brantford)
OMJHL All-Star
Third Team: 1980-81 (Brantford)
OMJHL Goals Leader: 1979-80
(Brantford) (66 goals)
Miscellaneous: Brantford's first pick in 1978 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 21, 1980 (Pittsburgh at
Toronto)
Numbers: 22 (Pittsburgh); 25, 22
(Calg.); 9 (STL); 10 (Phila.); 22 (Tor.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired May 2003 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1980-1992 | PIT, CGY, STL, PHI, TOR |
727 | 329 |
345 | 674 |
703 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP | PIM |
| 1981-1989 | Pittsburgh, Calgary, Phila. |
40 | 11 |
18 | 29 |
44 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1984 (Pittsburgh)
Pittsburgh Budweiser Award (MVP): 1983-84
Pittsburgh Briere Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1981-82
Pittsburgh
Booster Club Award (Three-Star Leader): 1983-84
Pittsburgh Player's Player Award: 1981-82
Pittsburgh Leading
Point Scorer Award: 1983-84 (92 points)
Pittsburgh Captain: October 1984 until Nov. 12, 1986
100-Point Seasons: 1987-88 (Calgary) (103 points)
50-Goal
Seasons: 1983-84 (Pittsburgh) (51 goals)
NHL Shooting-Percentage
Leader: 1981-82 (25.5 percent)
NHL First-Goals-of-Game
Leader: 1983-84 (Pitt.) (11 first goals)
Pittsburgh Goals Leader: 1981-82 (36, tie), 1983-84 (51)
Pittsburgh Assists
Leader: 1983-84 (41)
Calgary Playoffs Points Leader: 1987 (6)
Calgary Playoffs Goals Leader: 1987 (4)
Miscellaneous: Scored goal for Pittsburgh with 4:29 remaining in third
period of Penguins' Feb. 21, 1982, game vs. N.Y. Islanders, giving home team a
4-3 win and ending N.Y. Islanders' NHL record 15-game-winning streak (record
since broken). ... Set Pittsburgh record (since broken) for goals by rookie
with 36 in 1981-82. ... Missed Pittsburgh's 1982 training camp and start of
1982-83 season with mononucleosis, which was diagnosed in September 1982. ...
Became fourth player in Pittsburgh history to score 50 goals in a season when
he achieved feat in 1983-84. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with leg
injury, suffered in March 1984. ... Fined $100 by Pittsburgh during 1983-84
season for breaking team curfew in staying out at a Buffalo bar with
teammate Andy Brickley. ... Was one of Mario Lemieux's first pro teammates with Pittsburgh in 1984-85. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season
with chip fracture in right shoulder, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's
Dec. 31, 1984, game at Detroit. ... Began playing left wing as well as center
during 1984-85 season. ... Tied Pittsburgh record (since broken) for points in
one game with six vs. St. Louis on Dec. 5, 1984. ... Missed part of 1985-86
season with cracked rib, suffered during PIttsburgh's Dec. 2, 1985,
game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with hip flexor
injury, suffered in March 1990. ... Left NHL in June 1990 to sign contract
with Swiss team, but returned to NHL for 1991-92 season, when he signed with
Toronto as a restricted free agent on July 19, 1991. As compensation for
the signing, Philadelphia took the option of Toronto's 1992
fourth-round pick or 1993 third-round pick. The Flyers chose the 1993
third-round pick (Vaclav Prospal). ... Placed on waivers by Toronto on July
28, 1992. He cleared waivers, became an unrestricted free agent, and continued career in Europe. ... Represented by agent Gus Badali during his
NHL playing days.
Bullard Arrested: Bullard was
arrested on Jan. 31, 1985, when his car struck two people in
Mount Lebanon, Pa. The people he hit were treated at a hospital for minor
injuries. Bullard was later charged with drunken driving after police, sensing
a smell of alcohol on his breath, gave him a blood-alcohol test. The case,
closed after a hearing in late March 1985, cast a cloud over the rest of
Bullard's 1984-85 season. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Brantford (OMJHL);
Ambri-Piotta (Switzerland); Rapperswil-Jona (Switzerland); Landshut, Berlin
Polar Bears, Villingen-Schwenningen, Heilbronn (Germany)
World Championships: 1986 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Germany Player of Year:
1993-94 (Landshut)
Germany All-Star First Team: 2000-01, 2001-02 (Schwenningen)
Germany Records: Most career points (500), most career goals (209)
Germany Points Leader: 1993-94 (Landshut)
(63 points)
Germany Goals Leader: 1993-94 (Landshut) (37 goals)
Germany Assists Leader:
1996-97 (Landshut) (51 assists)
Germany Playoffs Points Leader: 1995
(Landshut) (27 points)
Germany Playoffs Goals Leader: 1995 (Landshut)
(17 goals)
Coaching Career: Named Villingen-Schwenningen head coach in
May 2003, and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on Calgary's
off-season charity softball team.
Personal: Full name is Michael
Brian Bullard. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Pittsburgh traded Bullard to Calgary
in exchange for Dan Quinn on Nov. 12, 1986. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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