Mike Blunden
| Mike Blunden | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
December 15, 1986 Toronto, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Ottawa Senators Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
43rd overall, 2005 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||
Michael Blunden (born December 15, 1986, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey right winger. He played for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Montreal Canadiens, and Ottawa Senators.
Before he played in the AHL and NHL, Stanton played 4 seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Erie Otters.
He was drafted 43rd overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks and was signed to a 3-year entry level contract with them on May 24, 2006.[1] He made his debut with the Blackhawks in the 2006–07 NHL season and played 9 games with them but suffered an injury to his shoulder and was ruled out the rest of the season.
On January 10, 2009, he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Adam Pineault.[2]
He played a season with the Blue Jackets and was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Ryan Russell on July 7, 2011.[3]
On June 28, 2014, Blunden was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Lightning to a one-year, two-way contract.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Blackhawks Sign Michael Blunden". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ↑ "Blue Jackets trade Pineault for Blackhawks left wing Blunden". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ↑ "Habs acquire Michael Blunden from Columbus in return for Ryan Russell". Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
- ↑ "Lightning sign Stralman, Boyle to multiyear contracts". NHL. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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