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Mike Blake

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Mike Blake
Born (1956-04-06)April 6, 1956
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Died November 29, 2022(2022-11-29) (aged 66)
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1981–1985

Michael Wilmer Blake (April 6, 1956 – November 29, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who played 40 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings between 1982 and 1984. Blake was born in Kitchener, Ontario.

His uncle Toe Blake was a famous Montreal Canadiens player, playing with Rocket Richard.[citation needed]

Blake was in goal for Wayne Gretzky's record-setting 92nd goal of the season on March 28, 1982.[citation needed]

Blake died on November 29, 2022.[1]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1973–74 Sarnia Bees WOHL
1974–75 Guelph Biltmores SOJHL
1975–76 Guelph Holody Platers SOJHL
1976–77 Guelph Holody Platers SOJHL
1977–78 Ohio State University CCHA 18 7 9 0 980 71 0 4.35 .885
1978–79 Ohio State University CCHA 21 11 6 0 1080 78 0 4.33 .876
1979–80 Ohio State University CCHA 15 8 4 1 775 48 0 3.72 .896
1980–81 Ohio State University CCHA 37 22 9 3 2098 125 2 3.57 .895
1981–82 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 0 0 51 2 0 2.35 .938
1981–82 Saginaw Gears IHL 36 1984 151 0 4.57 10 621 37 0 3.57
1982–83 Los Angeles Kings NHL 9 4 4 0 431 30 0 4.18 .857
1982–83 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 20 8 7 4 1178 72 1 3.67 .885 7 5 2 428 16 0 2.24
1983–84 Los Angeles Kings NHL 29 9 11 5 1631 118 0 4.34 .867
1983–84 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 16 7 8 0 864 64 0 4.44 .881
1984–85 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 42 17 19 4 2425 168 1 4.16 .876
NHL totals 40 13 15 5 2113 150 0 4.26 .867

Awards and honours

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Award Year
All-CCHA First Team 1980-81 [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Michael BLAKE Obituary (2022) - Waterloo, ON". Waterloo Region Record. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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