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Detroit Red Wings 1981 Minor League Training Camp Roster

1981 Minor League Training Camp Notes
Fourteen players were assigned to the minor league camp without receiving an invitation to the main camp in 1981. This class was headlined by four veterans, Pete Mahovlich, Bill Hogaboam, Rick Shinske and Dave Hanson, all destined for Adirondack (AHL). Other notable players included rookie center Kelly Kisio who would go on to a lengthy NHL career.
# Pos Player HT WT D.O.B. 1980-81 Club GP G A PTS PIM 1981-82 Club Draft Notes
LW Michel Champigny 6' 185 4/4/60 Kalamazoo (IHL)
Salem/Erie (EHL)
6
31
0
11
4
13
4
24
2
91
Kalamazoo (IHL) Free Agent 1979
RW * Dave Miles 6'1 195 9/14/61 Brantford (OHL) 65 9 13 22 32 Kalamazoo (IHL) 1980 draft 9th rnd, 172nd
RW Neil Meadmore 6'4 178 10/23/59 Kalamazoo (IHL) 82 31 47 78 179 Kalamazoo (IHL)/Adirondack (AHL) Free Agent 1979
C Pete Mahovlich 6'5 210 10/10/46 Detroit (NHL)
Adirondack (AHL)
24
37
1
18
4
18
5
36
26
49
Adirondack (AHL) Pitt 8/3/79
C Rick Shinske 5'11 170 5/31/55 Adirondack (AHL) 46 20 35 55 46 Adirondack (AHL) Free Agent 1978
C Scott Vanderburgh 5'10 175 6/19/59 Adirondack (AHL)
Kalamazoo (IHL)
3
78
0
38
2
63
2
101
0
22
Adirondack (AHL) Free Agent 1979
C Bill Hogaboam 5'11 170 9/5/49 Adirondack (AHL) 73 19 37 56 78 Dallas (CHL) Free Agent 1979
C Kelly Kisio 5'10 185 9/18/59 Kalamazoo (IHL)
Adirondack (AHL)
31
41
27
10
16
14
43
24
48
43
Dallas (CHL) Free Agent 1979
C * Doug Feasby 5'10 170 Concordia (OUAA) Released from Camp 1978 draft 17th rnd, 228th
D Dave Hanson 6' 190 4/12/54 Adirondack (AHL) 77 11 21 32 267 Adirondack (AHL) Free Agent 1977
D Boris Fistric 6'3 210 9/15/60 Kalamazoo (IHL) 76 8 29 37 391 Kalamazoo (IHL) 1979 draft 3rd rnd, 46th
D Lance Gatoni 6'1 195 2/13/57 Kalamazoo (IHL) 54 9 19 28 44 Released from Camp 1977 draft 10th rnd, 155th
G George Gagnon 5'9 156 5/24/59 Kalamazoo (IHL) 33 0 0 0 0 Kalamazoo (IHL) Free Agent 1981
G * Terry McSweeney Colgate (NCAA) 13 0 0 0 0 Released from Tryout Camp Tryout 1981
* - Amateur Player.