Mike Blake
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1956–2022)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| played_for = Los Angeles Kings
| position = Goaltender
| catches = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 190
| birth_date = {{birth date|1956|4|6|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|11|29|1956|4|6}}
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 1981
| career_end = 1985
}}
Michael Wilmer Blake (April 6, 1956 – November 29, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who played 40 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings between 1982 and 1984. Blake was born in Kitchener, Ontario.
His uncle Toe Blake was a famous Montreal Canadiens player, playing with Rocket Richard.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
Blake was in goal for Wayne Gretzky's record-setting 92nd goal of the season on March 28, 1982.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}
Blake died on November 29, 2022.{{cite web |title=Michael BLAKE Obituary (2022) - Waterloo, ON |url=https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/therecord-waterloo/name/michael-blake-obituary?pid=203338629 |website=Waterloo Region Record |access-date=3 December 2022 |date=29 November 2022}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% ! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% | |||||||||||||||
| 1973–74
| WOHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
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| 1974–75 | SOJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76
| SOJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1976–77 | Guelph Holody Platers | SOJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78
| CCHA | 18 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 980 | 71 | 0 | 4.35 | .885
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| 1978–79 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1080 | 78 | 0 | 4.33 | .876
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80
| Ohio State University | CCHA | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 775 | 48 | 0 | 3.72 | .896
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| 1980–81 | Ohio State University | CCHA | 37 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2098 | 125 | 2 | 3.57 | .895
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| 1981–82
| NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 2.35 | .938
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| 1981–82 | IHL | 36 | — | — | — | 1984 | 151 | 0 | 4.57 | —
| 10 | — | — | 621 | 37 | 0 | 3.57 | — |
| 1982–83
| Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 431 | 30 | 0 | 4.18 | .857
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| 1982–83 | AHL | 20 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1178 | 72 | 1 | 3.67 | .885
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 428 | 16 | 0 | 2.24 | — |
| 1983–84
| Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 29 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1631 | 118 | 0 | 4.34 | .867
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| 1983–84 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 16 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 864 | 64 | 0 | 4.44 | .881
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| 1984–85
| New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 42 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 2425 | 168 | 1 | 4.16 | .876
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! colspan=3 | NHL totals ! 40 !! 13 !! 15 !! 5 !! 2113 !! 150 !! 0 !! 4.26 !! .867 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
Awards and honours
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! Award ! Year ! |
| All-CCHA First Team
| 1980-81 |
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
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Category:Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:New Haven Nighthawks players
Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey players
Category:Saginaw Gears players
Category:Ice hockey people from Kitchener, Ontario