| Mike Hamilton |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Victoria, British Columbia
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 | Height / Weight: 6-1 / 198
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 | Position: Forward
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 | Birthdate: 05/02/1983
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 | Last Team: Merritt Centennials
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2005-06: Saw action in 30 games with one goal and ten assists for eleven points ... Scored lone goal of the season against New Hampshire (2/3) and he added an assist in the game ... Had an assist on the game-winning shorthanded goal at Merrimack (2/25) ... Assisted on a first period goal by John Hopson in the NCAA East Regional Final against Michigan State (3/26). 2004-05: Played in 38 games for the Black Bears ... Notched three goals on the season and fifteen assists ... First goal was against Providence (11/21), where he also had two assists for three points on the night ... Scored on the power play against Quinnipiac (1/9) and added a goal against Merrimack (12/4) ... Had two assists against Niagara (10/16) and at Massachusetts (1/15) ... Named a Maine Scholar-Athlete. 2003-04: Played in 29 games as a freshman, and emerged as a scoring threat during the postseason ... Finished the season with seven goals and six assists for 13 points ... Scored his first collegiate goal against Dartmouth (12/13) ... Scored the first goal in Maine's shutout win over Massachusetts (1/16) ... Had a goal and an assist against New Hampshire (1/30) ... Notched a power play goal at Northeastern (2/13) ... In the Hockey East semifinals against Boston University (3/19) scored the only goal in the game in the third period for the win, earning Hockey East Rookie of the Week honors (3/22) ... Scored in the third period against Harvard in the NCAA Regionals (3/26), beginning the Maine four-goal rally ... Against Wisconsin (3/27) in the NCAA Regional finals, scored the game-winner 3:27 into overtime ... Named to the NCAA East Region All-Tournament team ... Earned Hockey East Rookie of the Week honors (3/29) and was also named Rookie of the Month for March by Hockey East ... In the first round of the Frozen Four against Boston College (4/8) assisted on Jon Jankus' goal to advance to the National Championship game ... Named a Maine Scholar-Athlete "Rising Star".
BEFORE MAINE: Captain for head coach Al Glendenning and the Merritt Centennials in 2002-03 ... Led Merritt in scoring with 42 goals and 51 assists for 93 points... also led the team in game-winning goals ... Played for the Victoria Salsa and former Maine assistant coach Campbell Blair in 2000-01.
PERSONAL: Drafted in the sixth round of the 2003 NHL entry draft, 175th overall, by the Atlanta Thrashers ... Born May 2, 1983 ... Son of Wendy and Brian Hamilton ... A business major.