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1980 NHL DRAFT PICK
Mike Moller
Selected in second round
No. 41 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Born June 16, 1962
Position: Right Wing
Height: 6-0   Weight: 189
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Lethbridge (WHL)                            
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
Hometown: Red Deer, Alberta
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1978-79 Red DeerAlb. AAA ---- ---- --
1979-80 LethbridgeWHL 7230 4171 55
NHL CAREER
Debut: February 12, 1981 (Washington at Buffalo)
Numbers:  29, 9, 14 (Buffalo); 15, 25 (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1990
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1981-1987 Buffalo, Edmonton134 1528 4341
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1981 Buffalo3 01 10

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
1986-87:
Played six regular-season games for Edmonton team that went on to win Stanley Cup, but was not with team during playoffs.
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Dave Andreychuk and Paul Cyr for Buffalo in 1983-84. ... Missed remainder of 1983-84 season and entire 1984 playoffs with separated shoulder, an injury suffered during Buffalo's March 25, 1984, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Attended Hartford's 1989 training camp, but never played for parent team.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Lethbridge (WHL); Rochester (AHL); Nova Scotia (AHL); Team Canada; Binghamton (AHL)
World Junior Championships: 1982 (gold medal)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup:
1983 (Rochester)
WHL Boucher Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike): 1981-82 (Lethbridge)
World Junior Championships All-Star First Team: 1982
WHL All-Star First Team: 1980-81, 1981-82 (Lethbridge)
World Junior Championships Assists Leader: 1982 (Can.) (9, tie)
1982-83: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Rochester).
Coaching Career: Named Red Deer (WHL) assistant coach prior to 1993-94 season and remained in position through 1994-95 season.
Miscellaneous: Played on first Canadian team to win a gold medal at World Junior Championships in 1982. Led Canada in scoring with 15 points in the tournament. ... Missed part of 1988-89 season with separated right shoulder, an injury suffered while playing for Team Canada in October 1988. ... Worked as assistant golf pro in Red Deer, Alberta, during off-seasons of his playing days. ... Returned to Red Deer, Alberta, after his retirement and became active in local minor hockey scene, assuming position on Red Deer Minor Hockey Commission's board of directors while also coaching in organization for many years.  ... Worked as an instructor at several hockey schools in Red Deer during his playing days and for many years after retirement.
Personal: Full name is Michael John Moller. ... Older brother of former NHL player Randy Moller.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Buffalo traded Moller and Randy Cunneyworth to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pat Hughes on October 4, 1985. The deal was part of a three-way exchange in which Edmonton sent Hughes to Pittsburgh in exchange for future considerations, then Pittsburgh sent Hughes to Buffalo for Moller and Cunneyworth, then Pittsburgh sent Moller to Edmonton to complete the earlier trade, also on October 4, 1985. The deal was orchestrated prior to the 1985 NHL Waiver Draft so that Pittsburgh could protect Hughes and Moller during the waiver draft, both of whom would likely have been lost by their respective teams, thereby negating the possibility of a straight Hughes-for-Moller trade.

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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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