Mike Polich
Mike Polich | |||
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Born | (1952-12-19) December 19, 1952 (age 71) Hibbing, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Montreal Canadiens Minnesota North Stars | ||
National team | ![]() | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1975–1981 |
Michael John Polich (born December 19, 1952) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 226 games in the National Hockey League from 1977 to 1981. He won the Stanley Cup in 1977 with the Montreal Canadiens and played in the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals with the Minnesota North Stars.
Playing career
Polich was a college hockey star for the University of Minnesota and also played for Team USA at the 1974 and 1975 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments before signing a free agent contract with the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL in 1975. Polich spent most of the next three seasons in Canadiens system with their farm team the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League, but he did get his name on the Stanley Cup in 1977 as a reserve on the Canadiens' championship winning team. He also played for Team USA in the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup tournament. Polich's NHL career finally took off after he signed for the Minnesota North Stars in 1978 where he became an accomplished defensive specialist and penalty killer. He finally retired in 1981 after three years as a regular North Star.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1969–70 | Hibbing High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Hibbing High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 32 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 34 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 40 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | University of Minnesota | B1G | 42 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 75 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
1976–77 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1976–77 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 69 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
1977–78 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 79 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 70 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
1978–79 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 73 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 78 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1980–81 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 74 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
AHL totals | 223 | 65 | 98 | 163 | 184 | 31 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 16 | ||||
NHL totals | 226 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 57 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1974 | United States | WC-B | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | — | |
1975 | United States | WC | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 34 | |
1976 | United States | CC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Senior totals | 22 | 10 | 11 | 21 | — |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1974 | [1] |
All-WCHA First Team | 1974–75 | [2] |
AHCA West All-American | 1974–75 | [3] |
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | WCHA Most Valuable Player 1974–75 (With Tom Ross) | Succeeded by |
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