Mike Gregorian is an American former

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player who earned one

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with the U.S. national team in 1988.

Youth and college

Gregorian grew up in

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where he played

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for the Fram club of Culver-Palisades which won the 1986 McGuire Cup (U-19 national championship).
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with fellow Fram team mate Steve Sengelmann. Gregorian finished his four-year career (1986–1990) at CSLA with thirty goals and twelve assists. He spent the 1988 collegiate off season with the

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of the

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and the 1989 collegiate off season with the

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.1989 Los Angeles Heat roster
In July 1990, the St. Louis Storm selected Gregorian in the fourth round of the

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draft.

National team

Gregorian earned one

with the U.S. national team in a 1-0 loss to

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on January 10, 1988. He came off for Chris Sullivan.
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References

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