Mike Blake Explained

Played For:Los Angeles Kings
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:April 6, 1956
Birth Place:Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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.

Blake was in goal for Wayne Gretzky's record-setting 92nd goal of the season on March 28, 1982.

Blake died on November 29, 2022.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1973–74Sarnia BeesWOHL
1974–75Guelph BiltmoresSOJHL
1975–76Guelph Holody PlatersSOJHL
1976–77Guelph Holody PlatersSOJHL
1977–78Ohio State UniversityCCHA18 7 9 0 980 71 0 4.35 .885
1978–79Ohio State UniversityCCHA21 11 6 0 1080 78 0 4.33 .876
1979–80Ohio State UniversityCCHA15 8 4 1 775 48 0 3.72 .896
1980–81Ohio State UniversityCCHA37 22 9 3 2098 125 2 3.57 .895
1981–82Los Angeles KingsNHL2 0 0 0 51 2 0 2.35 .938
1981–82Saginaw GearsIHL36 1984 151 0 4.57 10 621 37 0 3.57
1982–83Los Angeles KingsNHL9 4 4 0 431 30 0 4.18 .857
1982–83New Haven NighthawksAHL20 8 7 4 1178 72 1 3.67 .8857 5 2 428 16 0 2.24
1983–84Los Angeles KingsNHL29 9 11 5 1631 118 0 4.34 .867
1983–84New Haven NighthawksAHL16 7 8 0 864 64 0 4.44 .881
1984–85New Haven NighthawksAHL42 17 19 4 2425 168 1 4.16 .876
NHL totals40 13 15 5 2113 150 0 4.26 .867

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael BLAKE Obituary (2022) - Waterloo, ON . Waterloo Region Record . 3 December 2022 . 29 November 2022.
  2. News: CCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.