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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Mike Posavad
Selected in
third round
No. 50 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born
January 3, 1964
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OHL)
Birthplace:
Brantford, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Brantford, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Brantford | Jr. B |
43 | 11 |
22 | 33 |
18 | | 1980-81 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
58 | 3 |
12 | 15 |
55 | | 1981-82 |
Peterborough | OHL |
64 | 7 |
23 | 30 |
110 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OHL All-Star Second Team: 1981-82 (Peterborough)
Brantford Best
Defenseman: 1979-80
Brantford Rookie of Year: 1979-80
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the
No. 16 OHL prospect for the 1982 NHL draft. ... Was Peterborough's
third-round pick, No. 39 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority selection. ...
Missed part of 1980-81 season with broken nose, an injury suffered in
December 1980. ... Grew up in Brantford, Ontario, as a Boston Bruins fan
because he idolized Bobby Orr. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 19, 1986 (Hartford at St.
Louis)
Numbers: 25, 34 (St. Louis)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1986 |
St. Louis | 8 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 33 in St. Louis' 1986 training camp. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Peterborough (OHL); Salt Lake (CHL); Peoria (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
IHL Turner Cup: 1985
(Peoria)
Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted 1989 (as
member of 1984-85 Peoria Rivermen team)
OHL All-Star Third Team: 1982-83
(Peterborough)
OHL All-Star Game: 1983 (Peterborough)
Peterborough Captain: 1983-84
1984-85:
Played on IHL regular-season champion (Peoria).
Coaching Career: Named Bowmanville
(OPJHL) head coach prior to 2001-02 season remained in that position through
2001-02 season. ... Named Cobourg (OPJHL) assistant coach prior to 2002-03
season and remained in that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Returned to
Peterborough, Ontario, after retirement and became minor hockey coach before
entering Tier II level. ... Moved to Millbrook, Ontario, and worked as
contractor support representative for Compass Flooring Ltd. after retirement
while pursuing coaching Tier II coaching career with the hope of coaching in
the professional ranks.
Personal:
Brother-in-law of former NHL player Kerry Huffman, who was the younger
brother of Posavad's wife, Kelli. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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