Mike Bullard (ice hockey)

Mike Bullard
Born	March 10, 1961 (1961-03-10) (age 50) Ottawa, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Forward
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 former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92.

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.

Since 2003, Bullard has 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 finally decided to return 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.^[1]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
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

External links

• Mike Bullard – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Mike Bullard's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Blair Chapman	Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 1980	Succeeded by Rich Sutter
Preceded by Randy Carlyle	Pittsburgh Penguins captain 1984–86	Succeeded by Terry Ruskowski

References

1. ^ http://www.brantnews.com/sports.cfm?page=sports&section=read&articleId=7917

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Name	Bullard, Mike
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Date of birth	March 10, 1961
Place of birth	Ottawa, ON, CAN
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