Michael Ferland
| Micheal Ferland | |||
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| Born |
April 20, 1992 Swan River, Manitoba, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Calgary Flames | ||
| NHL Draft | 133rd overall, 2010 Calgary Flames |
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| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Micheal Ferland (born April 20, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger. He is currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a fifth round selection of the Flames, 133rd overall at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Ferland made his NHL debut in the 2014 NHL season.
Ferland was born April 20, 1992, in Swan River, Manitoba. He is the middle of three children – he has an older sister and a younger brother – raised alone by his mother Dianne who worked as a dietary aide at a nursing home in Swan River. Micheal played house league hockey from age eight to 15 before earning the attention of the midget AAA Brandon Wheat Kings; he was given a try-out and earned a place with the team. Dianne struggled to fund her son's hockey dream; she required support from charities such as KidSport and the Manitoba Métis Foundation to help pay for his equipment. Dianne also credited her eldest daughter, Samantha, who was never able to play competitive sports herself as the family was unable to support more than one child in the sport. When Micheal made the midget Wheat Kings team, the parents of his Swan River teammates helped pay his enrollment fees.
At age 17, Ferland joined the major junior Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He scored 9 goals and 28 points in 61 games during the 2009–10 regular season. He also appeared in 15 playoff games for Brandon, and played an additional five in the 2010 Memorial Cup. The Calgary Flames selected him with their fifth round pick, 133rd overall, at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Ferland remained with Brandon for the following two seasons where he recorded 56 points in 2010–11 then finished ninth in WHL scoring with 96 points in 2011–12.
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