Mike Boland (ice hockey, born 1954)
# Mike Boland (ice hockey, born 1954)

Michael John Boland (October 29, 1954 – October 8, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played 23 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1975 and 1979 for the Kansas City Scouts and Buffalo Sabres. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1974 to 1984, was spent in the minor leagues, primarily in the International Hockey League.

## Playing career

Boland was drafted in the seventh round, 110th overall, by the Kansas City Scouts in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. He played one game in the National Hockey League with Kansas City in the 1974–75 season and 22 more with the Buffalo Sabres during the 1978–79 season.

In his 23-game NHL career, Boland scored one goal and added two assists. Boland remained an active hockey player with the Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association, which raises money for various charities around Western New York. His sister Diane is married to his former teammate, Don Luce. Boland died after a period of declining health at a hospital in Amherst, New York in 2017.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1971–72 | London Knights | OHA | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHA | 55 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973–74 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHA | 67 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Kansas City Scouts | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974–75 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 71 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 172 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 1975–76 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 75 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 208 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 51 |
| 1976–77 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 66 | 7 | 37 | 44 | 306 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977–78 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 74 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 228 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 40 |
| 1978–79 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1978–79 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 46 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979–80 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 80 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 178 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1980–81 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 69 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 188 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 70 |
| 1981–82 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 64 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 161 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 45 |
| 1982–83 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 57 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1982–83 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983–84 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 81 | 8 | 49 | 57 | 161 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 |
| IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 370 | 32 | 153 | 185 | 1079 | 37 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 140 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
