Mike Bullard (ice hockey)
Mike Bullard | |||
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Born |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | March 10, 1961||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
NHL Pittsburgh Penguins Calgary Flames St. Louis Blues Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs DEL Landshut Cannibals Berlin Polar Bears Schwenningen Wild Wings Heilbronn EC | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL draft |
9th overall, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
Playing career | 1980–2003 |
Michael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92.
Playing career
Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played in Switzerland in 1990 for one season for the HCAP Hockey Club Ambri Piotta (NHLA) before moving to the Leafs and then spent ten seasons in Germany before calling time on his playing career in 2003. Playing for the Landshut Cannibals he was the Bundesliga top scorer and player of the year for 1993–94.
Starting in 2003 Bullard coached the 2nd Bundesliga club ERC Schwenningen, later switching to Austrian club Graz 99ers, before he decided to return to Germany to coach ESV Kaufbeuren. After these stations he returned to his longtime employer, the Landshut Cannibals, to coach the team for the 2008–09 season.
For the 2009-2010 season, he became the general manager of the Brantford Eagles and the following season, he became the team's coach as well. As of 2018, Bullard is the head coach of the Caledonia Corvairs of the GOJHL.[1]
Career statistics
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1978–79 | Brantford Alexanders | OMJHL | 66 | 43 | 56 | 99 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Brantford Alexanders | OMJHL | 66 | 66 | 84 | 150 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Brantford Alexanders | OHL | 42 | 47 | 60 | 107 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
1981–82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 36 | 27 | 63 | 91 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 57 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 51 | 41 | 92 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 68 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 77 | 41 | 42 | 83 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 14 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 57 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
1987–88 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 79 | 48 | 55 | 103 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
1988–89 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 20 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 54 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 60 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 32 | ||
1989–90 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 70 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | HC Ambri-Piotta | Swiss-A | 41 | 41 | 37 | 78 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 65 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Landshut EV | 1.GBun | 44 | 37 | 26 | 63 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Landshut EV | DEL | 38 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 83 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 28 | ||
1995–96 | Landshut EV | DEL | 50 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Landshut EV | DEL | 47 | 19 | 51 | 70 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Landshut EV | DEL | 45 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Berlin Polar Bears | DEL | 50 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Berlin Polar Bears | DEL | 54 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Schwenningen Wild Wings | DEL | 44 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Schwenningen Wild Wings | DEL | 48 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Schwenningen Wild Wings | DEL | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Helibronn EC | 2.GBun | 28 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 727 | 329 | 345 | 674 | 705 | 40 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 44 |
See also
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1961 births
- Brantford Alexanders players
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey people
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Deutsche Eishockey Liga players
- Eisbären Berlin players
- EV Landshut players
- Heilbronner EC players
- HC Ambrì-Piotta players
- Eishockey-Bundesliga players
- Sportspeople from Ottawa
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Nationalliga A players
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players
- St. Louis Blues players
- Schwenninger Wild Wings players
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Living people
- Ice hockey people from Ontario