Michael Patrick Hobin (born February 21, 1954) is a Canadian former professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player who played in the

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(WHA). Drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1974 NHL amateur draft by the

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, Hobin opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the

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in the seventh round of the

1974 WHA Amateur Draft The 1974 WHA Amateur Draft was the second amateur draft held by the World Hockey Association. The first two rounds of the draft were conducted in secret in February and only graduating junior players (born in 1954) were eligible for selection. The ...

. He played parts of two WHA seasons for the Phoenix Roadrunners.

Awards

*1974–75 SHL Rookie of the Year

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* 1954 births Living people Canadian ice hockey centres Charlotte Checkers (SHL) players EC VSV players Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) players Ice hockey people from Sarnia Montreal Canadiens draft picks Nova Scotia Voyageurs players Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) players Tucson Mavericks players Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players Vancouver Blazers draft picks {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1950s-stub