Michael Edward Fidler (born August 19, 1956) is an American former professional
ice hockey
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player who played 271 games in the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
between 1976 and 1982. He played for the
Cleveland Barons,
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the team's colors for ...
,
Hartford Whalers
The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 to ...
, and
Chicago Black Hawks
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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. As an amateur, Fidler played for the
Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...
hockey team and
Malden Catholic.
In international hockey, Mike Fidler represented the United States national team at the 1978
IIHF
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Ice Hockey World Championships
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tournament (where he was the team's top scorer). He was also a member of the U.S. team that participated in the 1983 Pool B tournament.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
External links
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Fidler's hockeydraftcentral profile
1956 births
Living people
American men's ice hockey left wingers
Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players
California Golden Seals draft picks
Chicago Blackhawks players
Cleveland Barons (NHL) players
Erie Blades players
Hartford Whalers players
Ice hockey people from Boston
Malden Catholic High School alumni
Minnesota North Stars players
New England Whalers draft picks
New Haven Nighthawks players
Oklahoma City Stars players
Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) players
Springfield Indians players
Wiener EV players
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