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Canada Mike Busniuk

a.k.a. "Michael Busniuk"

Thunder Bay Twins / CASH - 86/87

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Mike Busniuk Facts

Date of Birth
Dec 13, 1951
Position
F/D
Age
72
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1971 round 5 #67 overall by Montréal Canadiens
Highlights
5-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 5

Brother: Ron Busniuk
Son: Jake Busniuk
Nephew: Bryson Busniuk

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Mike Busniuk Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1967-68 Fort William Canadiens U18 AA U18 AA 24* 11* 11* 22* 27* -* |
1968-69 Fort William Canadiens U18 AA U18 AA -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 13 3 6 9 10 -
1969-70 Fort William Canadiens U18 AA U18 AA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1970-71 Univ. of Denver NCAA 36* 1* 10* 11* 46* -* |
1971-72 Univ. of Denver NCAA 38* 1* 19* 20* 77* -* |
1972-73 Univ. of Denver NCAA 39* 20* 17* 37* 70* -* |
1973-74 Univ. of Denver “C” NCAA 32* 18* 22* 40* 34* -* |
1974-75 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 69* 15* 17* 32* 94* -* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 2 -
1975-76 Beauce Jaros NAHL-Sr. 65* 14* 52* 66* 179* -* | Playoffs 14 1 12 13 61 -
Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 4 -
1976-77 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 80* 1* 15* 16* 160* -* | Playoffs 12 0 0 0 4 -
1977-78 Maine Mariners AHL 75* 5* 15* 20* 72* -* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 44 -
1978-79 Maine Mariners AHL 79* 10* 34* 44* 215* -* | Playoffs 10 0 5 5 4 -
1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71* 2* 18* 20* 93* 39* | Playoffs 19 2 4 6 23 -
Maine Mariners AHL 3* 2* 1* 3* 7* -* |
1980-81 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 72* 1* 5* 6* 204* 27* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 11 -
1981-82 Maine Mariners AHL 78* 12* 26* 38* 203* -* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 20 -
1982-83 Bruneck/Brunico Italy 29* 16* 33* 49* 43* -* | Playoffs 10 9 12 21 18 -
Maine Mariners AHL 11* 0* 5* 5* 14* -* | Playoffs 17 1 5 6 52 -
1983-84 Bruneck/Brunico Italy 27* 16* 30* 46* 28* -* | Playoffs 7 3 5 8 6 -
Maine Mariners AHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* | Playoffs 16 1 1 2 105 -
1984-85 Bruneck/Brunico Italy 26* 9* 16* 25* 29* -* | Playoffs 6 4 4 8 14 -
1985-86 Thunder Bay Twins CASH -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1986-87 Thunder Bay Twins CASH 8* 0* 3* 3* 36* -* |

Mike Busniuk Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1969-70 Fort William Hurricanes Memorial Cup 12* 2* 2* 4* 25* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1989-90 Thunder Bay Kings U15 AAA U15 AAA Asst. Coach
1991-92 Tri-City Americans WHL Head Coach
1992-93 Tri-City Americans WHL Assoc. Head Coach
1993-94 Binghamton Rangers AHL Asst. Coach
1994-95 Binghamton Rangers AHL Asst. Coach
1995-96 Binghamton Rangers AHL Asst. Coach
1996-97 Binghamton Rangers AHL Asst. Coach
1997-98 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL Asst. Coach
1998-99 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL Asst. Coach
1999-00 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL Asst. Coach
2000-01 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL Asst. Coach
2001-02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL Asst. Coach
2002-03 Muskegon Fury UHL Head Coach
2003-04 Binghamton Senators AHL Asst. Coach
2004-05 Binghamton Senators AHL Asst. Coach
2005-06 Binghamton Senators AHL Asst. Coach
2007-08 Binghamton Senators AHL Asst. Coach
2008-09 Binghamton Senators AHL Asst. Coach
2009-10 Binghamton Senators AHL Asst. Coach
2010-11 Lakehead Univ. CIS Asst. Coach
2011-12 Lakehead Univ. CIS Asst. Coach
2012-13 Lakehead Univ. CIS Head Coach
2013-14 Pustertal/Val Pusteria Italy Head Coach Replaced by Mario Richer mid-season
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Mike Busniuk Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 9 397* 45* 114* 159* 0.40* 767* -* | 8 78 4 * 12 * 16 * 0.21 * 235 * - *
CASH 2 8* 0* 3* 3* 0.38* 36* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 3 82* 41* 79* 120* 1.46* 100* -* | 3 23 16 * 21 * 37 * 1.61 * 38 * - *
Memorial Cup 1 12* 2* 2* 4* 0.33* 25* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL-Sr. 1 65* 14* 52* 66* 1.02* 179* -* | 1 14 1 * 12 * 13 * 0.93 * 61 * - *
NCAA 4 145* 40* 68* 108* 0.74* 227* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 143* 3* 23* 26* 0.18* 297* 66* | 2 25 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.28 * 34 * - *
U18 AA 3 24* 11* 11* 22* 0.92* 27* -* | 1 13 3 * 6 * 9 * 0.69 * 10 * - *
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Mike Busniuk Connections

Player Period Teams
Rick Bragnalo (F) 1970-1985 7 Pustertal/Val Pusteria, Univ. of Denver
John Paddock (F) 1977-1984 6 Maine Mariners (AHL), Philadelphia Flyers
Paul Evans (F) 1977-1984 6 Maine Mariners (AHL), Philadelphia Flyers
Wayne Schaab (F) 1977-1983 5 Maine Mariners (AHL)

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• Only player in AHL history to be a member of four consecutive championship teams (1976-1979)

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