Mark Pavelich

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United StatesUnited States  Mark Pavelich Ice hockey player
Date of birth February 28, 1958
place of birth Eveleth , Minnesota , USA
size 173 cm
Weight 79 kg
position center
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1976-1979 University of Minnesota Duluth
1979-1980 USA hockey
1980-1981 HC Lugano
1981-1986 New York Rangers
1986-1987 Minnesota North Stars
1987-1989 HC Bolzano
1991-1992 San Jose Sharks

Mark Thomas Pavelich (born February 28, 1958 in Eveleth , Minnesota ) is a former American ice hockey player who played 378 games for the Minnesota North Stars , New York Rangers and San Jose Sharks in the course of his active career between 1976 and 1992 of the National Hockey League on the position of the center . Pavelich celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the national team of the United States , with which he won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid at the so-called " Miracle on Ice " .

Career

Pavelich, whose parents immigrated to the USA from Croatia , initially played for three years from 1976 to 1979 at the University of Minnesota Duluth . The performance in his last year earned him, in addition to various appointments in all-star teams, an invitation to the US national team , which was supposed to prepare for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid . Pavelich finally made the leap into the team squad, which was composed entirely of college players, and thus took part in the Olympic ice hockey tournament. There, Team USA succeeded in winning over the Soviet national team , the so-called Miracle on Ice , and a few days later over Finland the sensational win of the gold medal.

After the triumph, the striker moved to the Swiss National League B for HC Lugano for the 1980/81 season . However, the undrafted Pavelich could not resist the call of the National Hockey League , and so he signed his first NHL contract with the New York Rangers in June 1981 . There he played a total of five seasons, but was given up in October 1986 to the Minnesota North Stars . Herb Brooks , the coach of the US team at the 1980 Games, had moved him to this change , although Pavelich actually wanted to end his career. Since he was not at home with the North Stars, he returned to Europe during the 1986/87 season and, in addition to a guest appearance in the British league, played for HC Bozen in the Italian Serie A1 . After two seasons he ended his career, but returned to the 1991/92 season again in the NHL, where he ran up in only two games with the newly founded San Jose Sharks . After the brief interlude, he finally ended his career.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1976/77 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 37 12 7th 19th 8th
1977/78 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 36 14th 30th 44 44
1978/79 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 37 31 48 79 52
1979/80 USA hockey International 53 15th 30th 45 12
1980/81 HC Lugano NLA 60 24 49 73 - - - - - -
1981/82 New York Rangers NHL 79 33 43 76 67 6th 1 5 6th 0
1982/83 New York Rangers NHL 78 37 38 75 52 9 4th 5 9 12
1983/84 New York Rangers NHL 77 29 53 82 96 5 2 4th 6th 0
1984/85 New York Rangers NHL 48 14th 31 45 29 3 0 3 3 2
1985/86 New York Rangers NHL 59 20th 20th 40 82 - - - - -
1986/87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 12 4th 6th 10 10 - - - - -
1987/88 HC Bolzano Series A1 36 31 44 75 19th 8th 9 13 22nd 8th
1988/89 HC Bolzano Series A1 44 23 34 57 42 - - - - -
1989/90 without a contract not played after resignation
1990/91 without a contract not played after resignation
1991/92 San Jose Sharks NHL 2 0 1 1 4th - - - - -
NCAA overall 110 57 85 142 104
NHL overall 355 137 192 329 340 23 7th 17th 24 14th
Series A1 overall 80 54 78 132 61 8th 9 13 22nd 8th

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1980 United States Olympia 1st place, gold 7th 1 6th 7th 2
1981 United States WM 5th place 8th 2 3 5 4th
Men overall 15th 3 9 12 6th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Pavelich, Mark
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pavelich, Mark Thomas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Eveleth , Minnesota