John Blum
John Joseph Blum (born September 8, 1959) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, and Detroit Red Wings between 1982 and 1990. He also spent considerable time in the minor American Hockey League, and retired in 1995.
| John Blum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Blum in 2016 | |||
| Born |
September 8, 1959 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Edmonton Oilers Boston Bruins Washington Capitals Detroit Red Wings | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1981–1995 | ||
Playing career
Blum was born in Detroit, Michigan. He is a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods, Michigan. His high school hockey teammates were comedian Dave Coulier and other well known players and personalities.[1] Blum played both high school and college hockey under head coach John Giordano.
Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Edmonton Oilers in 1981, Blum played mostly in the minors before being traded to the Boston Bruins, a team that he would play for three different times during his career. He also played for the Washington Capitals and Detroit Red Wings.
Post-playing career
Blum would later serve as an assistant coach in the minor leagues for the Detroit Falcons, Saginaw Lumber Kings, Detroit Vipers, Toledo Storm, and Motor City Mechanics.
He is also a new addition to the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Team and a former employee at De La Salle Collegiate High School in Warren, MI.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Harper Woods High School | HS-MI | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | University of Michigan | B-10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | University of Michigan | B-10 | 35 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | University of Michigan | B-10 | 37 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | University of Michigan | B-10 | 38 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 78 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 247 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | ||
| 1982–83 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 76 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 57 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1984–85 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 75 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 263 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1985–86 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 61 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1985–86 | Moncton Golden Flames | AHL | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 66 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 133 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1987–88 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 43 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 136 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 35 | ||
| 1988–89 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 56 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 168 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1989–90 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 77 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 57 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 51 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Daytona Beach Sun Devils | SuHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Falcons | CoHL | 71 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 98 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | ||
| AHL totals | 429 | 25 | 128 | 153 | 1047 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 57 | ||||
| NHL totals | 250 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 610 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | ||||
References
- http://www.ndpma.org/drupal/files/Coulier%20Q&A%20with%20Borri.pdf Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
- "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database