Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Name Mike Bullard Weight 84 kg Career end 2003 Position Forward, Centerman | Shot Left Playing career Role Ice hockey player Career start 1980 Shoots Left-handed | |
NHL Draft 9th overall, 1980Pittsburgh Penguins Played for | ||
Michael Brian Bullard (born March 10, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92.
Playing career
Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played in Switzerland in 1990 for one season for the HCAP Hockey Club Ambri Piotta (NHLA) before moving to the Leafs and then spent ten seasons in Germany before calling time on his playing career in 2003. Playing for the Landshut Cannibals he was the Bundesliga top scorer and player of the year for 1993–94.
Since 2003, Bullard has coached the 2nd Bundesliga club ERC Schwenningen, later switching to Austrian club Graz 99ers, before he decided to return to Germany to coach ESV Kaufbeuren. After these stations he finally decided to return to his longtime employer, the Landshut Cannibals, to coach the team for the 2008–09 season.
For the 2009-2010 season, he became the general manager of the Brantford Eagles and the following season, he became the team's coach as well. Currently the head coach of the Caledonia Pro-Fit Corvairs of the GOJHL.