Mike Pudlick

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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
Playing career 1998–2008

Michael Pudlick is an American former ice hockey

defenseman who was an All-American for St. Cloud State.[1]

Career

Pudlick joined the men's program at

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

Regular season and playoffs

    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

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

References

  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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