Mike Blaisdell
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| Born |
January 18, 1960 Moose Jaw, SK, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
NHL Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs Minors Adirondack Red Wings (AHL) Tulsa Oilers (CHL) New Haven Nighthawks (AHL) Baltimore Skipjacks (AHL) Newmarket Saints (AHL) Albany Choppers (IHL) Other Schwenninger ERC (DEL) Durham Wasps (BHL) Nottingham Panthers (BHL) Sheffield Steelers (BISL) |
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| NHL Draft | 11th overall, 1980 Detroit Red Wings |
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| Playing career | 1980–2001 | ||
Michael Walter "Wally" Blaisdell (born January 18, 1960 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL and later in the BHL. He was the 1st round draft pick (11th overall) in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft of the Detroit Red Wings. Blaisdell most recently was the head coach of the 2003–04 British Elite Ice Hockey League Champions, the Sheffield Steelers.
In 1978 Blaisdell joined the Regina Pats of the WCHL (later the WHL for the end of the 1977-78 regular season and the playoffs. In the final six games of the season, Blaisdell scored 5 goals and 5 assists, for 10 points and a 1.66 points per game average. He added 11 points in 13 playoff games. The following season, Blaisdell played 20 games at University of Wisconsin–Madison before returning to the Pats for the 1979–80 WHL season.
In the 1980 NHL Entry Draft the Detroit Red Wings took Blaisdell with their 11th overall pick. They placed him in their farm team the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League (AHL) and instantly saw his potential. After just 41 games, Blaisdell was called up to play for Detroit. In the 1981–82 season, Blaisdell formed a solid unit with Mark Kirton and Paul Woods. He scored 23 goals and ended with 55 points that season but the Red Wings failed to reach the playoffs. He continued to chip in goals for the Red Wings and on June 13, 1983 was involved in a large trade to the New York Rangers with Willie Huber and Mark Osborne for Ron Duguay, Eddie Mio and Eddie Johnstone.
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