Mike Ford (ice hockey player)

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CanadaCanada  Mike Ford Ice hockey player
Date of birth July 26, 1952
place of birth Ottawa , Ontario , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 83 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1972 , 8th lap, 122nd position
Detroit Red Wings
Career stations
1971-1972 Winnipeg Jets
Brandon Wheat Kings
1972-1974 Port Huron Wings
1974-1976 Winnipeg Jets
1976-1977 Calgary cowboys
1977 Winnipeg Jets
1977-1979 Västra Frölunda IF
1979-1980 Duisburger SC
1980-1983 Cologne EC
1983-1984 ERC Freiburg
1984-1985 Düsseldorfer EG
SC Langnau
1985-1986 EHC Freiburg

Michael "Mike" Ford (born July 26, 1952 in Ottawa , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 267 games for the Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Cowboys in the World Hockey Association (WHA ) as well as another 215 games for Duisburger SC , Kölner EC and ERC Freiburg in the ice hockey Bundesliga on the position of defender . He was also active as a professional in Sweden and Switzerland. Ford celebrated his greatest career success in the service of the Winnipeg Jets by winning the WHA Avco World Trophy twice in 1976 and 1978.

Career

Already in junior hockey in the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) with the Winnipeg Jets and Brandon Wheat Kings , Ford showed his offensive orientation as a defender and was selected by the Detroit Red Wings from the National Hockey League (NHL) in the NHL Amateur Draft in 1972 .

With Detroit's farm team , the Port Huron Wings , he reached the final of the Turner Cup of the International Hockey League (IHL) in the 1972/73 season . But not in the National Hockey League, but in its then competitive league, the World Hockey Association , the defender made the breakthrough. With the Winnipeg Jets , he won the title in the form of the Avco World Trophy in 1976 alongside Bobby Hull , Ulf Nilsson and Anders Hedberg . He moved in 1976 within the league to the Calgary Cowboys and in 1977 to Sweden to Västra Frölunda IF . For the playoffs he was back with the Jets in both years. In 1978 he won his second title with the Jets.

From the Jets squad, he met two old acquaintances in the 1979/80 season at Duisburger SC , Ken Baird and Lynn Powis . After strong performances, the Cologne EC signed him . For years he was one of the strongest attacking defenders in the Bundesliga. For the 1983/84 season he moved to ERC Freiburg . This was followed by only brief engagements for a few games at the Düsseldorfer EG , the SC Langnau in Switzerland and in Freiburg, where the EHC was now second class. After the 1985/86 season he ended his active career at the age of 34.

Achievements and Awards

WHA statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 4th 233 33 99 132 172
Playoffs 3 34 5 25th 30th 20th

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personal data
SURNAME Ford, Mike
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ford, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Ottawa , Ontario