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Mike Pudlick
Born (1978-02-24) February 24, 1978 (age 46)
Blaine, Minnesota, USA
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Right
Played for Lowell Lock Monsters
Manchester Monarchs
Portland Pirates
Augsburger Panther
Krefeld Pinguine
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Stavanger Oilers
Playing career 1998–2008

Michael Pudlick is an American former ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for St. Cloud State.[1]

Career

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Pudlick joined the men's program at St. Cloud State in 1998 after an underwhelming final season of junior hockey. He performed well as a freshman, leading the defensive corps in scoring, but the team did not have much success. The next season saw the Huskies make great strides, rising to third in the WCHA while Pudlick again the top defenseman for the team. Aside from improving his offensive output, Pudlick helped the team allow nearly 20 fewer goals and reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1989.[2] Pudlick was named an All-American and capitalized on the attention by signing a professional contract with the Los Angeles Kings after his sophomore season.[3]

In three seasons with the Kings' AHL affiliate, Pudlick remained a depth defenseman and didn't get a chance to play with the parent club. Afterwards, he spent a year with the Portland Pirates, the farm team for the Washington Capitals. When the 2004–05 NHL lockout happened, he travelled to Germany and played for three teams over three seasons. he wrapped up his playing career with one final season in Norway in 2008.

Statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Twin City Vulcans USHL 49 10 19 29 93 5 0 2 2 4
1997–98 Twin City Vulcans USHL 50 3 14 17 138 — — — — —
1998–99 St. Cloud State WCHA 37 13 12 25 74 — — — — —
1999–00 St. Cloud State WCHA 40 8 22 30 65 — — — — —
2000–01 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 57 7 13 20 39 4 0 1 1 2
2001–02 Manchester Monarchs AHL 64 9 6 15 42 3 0 0 0 6
2002–03 Manchester Monarchs AHL 68 7 17 24 52 1 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Portland Pirates AHL 69 9 15 24 60 3 2 1 3 2
2004–05 Augsburger Panther DEL 49 8 14 22 64 5 0 1 1 10
2005–06 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 50 2 15 17 74 4 1 1 2 33
2006–07 Grizzlys Wolfsburg Bundesliga 52 10 27 37 62 9 0 5 5 18
2007–08 Stavanger Oilers GET-ligaen 30 5 11 16 56 4 0 0 0 2
USHL totals 99 13 33 46 231 5 0 2 2 4
NCAA totals 77 21 34 55 139 — — — — —
AHL totals 258 32 51 83 193 11 2 2 4 10
DEL totals 99 10 29 39 138 9 1 2 3 43

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 1999–00 [4]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1999–00 [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "St. Cloud State Huskies Men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). St. Cloud State Huskies. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Kings Sign Defenseman Mike Pudlick". Our Sports Central. July 30, 2002. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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