Michael Edward Roger Minard (born November 1, 1976) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey
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goaltender
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who played in one
National Hockey League
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game for the
Edmonton Oilers
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during the
1999–00 season.
Playing career
Minard played with the
Chilliwack Chiefs in the
British Columbia Junior Hockey League
The British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada and BC Hockey. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 18 teams.
From 1993 to 2021, the league was a member of the Can ...
(BCJHL) in the 1994–95 season, earning Coastal Rookie of the Year and Goaltender of the Year honours before he was selected in the fourth round, 83rd overall, by the
Edmonton Oilers
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in the
1995 NHL Entry Draft
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. Most of his career was spent in the
American Hockey League
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, and his lone NHL game came on April 8, 2000 against the
Calgary Flames
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. Minard also played two seasons with the
Belfast Giants
The Belfast Giants (known officially as the Stena Line Belfast Giants due to sponsorship) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They compete in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and are the current cha ...
of the British
Elite Ice Hockey League
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, before returning to the North American minor leagues for a final season, and retired in 2008.
Personal
Minard previously served on the coaching staff for the AHL's
Portland Pirates. He was terminated from the position, after he was arrested and charged for sexual misconduct after it was revealed he and a 13-year-old girl engaged in lewd text messages. On August 29, 2014, Minard was sentenced to two months in prison after pleading no contest to sexual misconduct charges.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Awards and honours
See also
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List of players who played only one game in the NHL
This is a list of ice hockey players who have played only one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1917–18 to the present. This list does not count those who were on the active roster for one game but never actually played, or players w ...
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Barrie Colts players
Belfast Giants players
Brantford Smoke players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Northern Ireland
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Columbia Inferno players
Dayton Bombers players
Detroit Whalers players
Edmonton Oilers draft picks
Edmonton Oilers players
Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Manitoba Moose players
Memphis RiverKings players
Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players
New Mexico Scorpions (CHL) players
New Orleans Brass players
Sportspeople from Owen Sound
Reading Royals players
St. John's Maple Leafs players
Toledo Storm players
Wheeling Nailers players