Shot Left Height 1.88 m Playing career Weight 84 kg | Name Mike Laughton Position Centerman Role Ice hockey player | |
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Born February 21, 1944 (age 80)
Nelson, BC, CAN ( 1944-02-21 ) | ||
Played for California Golden Seals | ||
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Michael Frederick Laughton (born February 21, 1944) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 189 games in the National Hockey League and 203 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the California Golden Seals, New York Raiders, New York Golden Blades, New Jersey Knights, and San Diego Mariners.He was sold to the Montreal Canadiens before the start of the 1971-72 season by the California Golden Seals. Not being able to make the team with an already stacked lineup, Laughton was sent down to the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American Hockey League and made team captain by head coach Al MacNeil. He led the team that included Larry Robinson and Yvon Lambert, future stars on the Canadiens, to the Calder Cup championship in 1972. After being chosen in the 1975 intra-league draft by the Calgary Cowboys and failing to come to terms on a contract, he returned to his hometown of Nelson to become player-coach of the Nelson Maple Leafs of the Western International Hockey League.