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1981 NHL DRAFT PICK
Mike Sands
Selected in second round
No. 31 overall by Minnesota North Stars

Born April 6, 1963
Position: Goaltender
Height: 5-9   Weight: 155
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Sudbury (OMJHL)                            
Birthplace: Mississauga, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPW-L-T GAASO SV%
1979-80 StreetsvilleJr. B 20-- 3.260 --
  DixieOPJHL 42-01-0 3.551 --
1980-81 SudburyOMJHL 5015-28-2 5.080 --

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Was Sudbury's first of two seventh-round picks, No. 84 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority selection.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 20, 1984 (Minnesota at Montreal)
Numbers:  1, 35 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Playing Status: Retired 1989
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GP W-L-TGAA SOSV%
1984-1986 Minnesota6 0-5-05.17 0.865

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Scouting Career:
Named NHL Central Scouting staff (amateur) scout prior to 1995-96 season and remained in position until Sept. 6, 2000. ... Named Calgary amateur scout on Sept. 6, 2000, and remained in that position until Sept. 12, 2001.
Management Career: Named Calgary director of amateur scouting on Sept. 12, 2001, and remained in position through 2006-07 season.
Miscellaneous: Released by Minnesota in March 1988.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Sudbury (OHL); Nashville (CHL); Birmingham (CHL); Salt Lake (CHL); Springfield (AHL); Kalamazoo (IHL); Baltimore (AHL); Team Canada
World Junior Championships: 1983 (bronze medal)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL Goals-Allowed Leader:
1981-82 (Sudbury) (265 goals)
Miscellaneous: Suspended by Minnesota organization for remainder of 1987-88 season after leaving Baltimore (AHL) without permission in October 1987. ... Signed with Kalamazoo (IHL) as unrestricted free agent after release from Minnesota organization in March 1988.
Personal: Full name is Michael Sands.

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SNAPSHOT '81
Total Selected: 211
Forwards: 119
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 25
Major Junior: 122
Tier II/Jr. B: 10/4
College Players: 21
High School: 18
Canadian: 139
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 37
U.S.-Born: 36
European: 32
Reached NHL: 114
Stanley Cup: 17
Hall of Fame: 2
All-Star Game: 14
Year-end All-Star: 7
Olympians: 30
Picks Traded: 38
 
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