Doug Volmar

Doug Volmar played college hockey for Michigan State, graduating in 1967 with a degree in chemical engineering and making All-American his senior year. After playing for the US at the 1968 Winter Olympics, he played seven years of pro hockey, back and forth from the minors to the major leagues.

In 1968-69 he played with the Columbus Checkers of the International Hockey League and was name Rookie of the Year. The next year he was briefly with the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL, but played mostly in the minors with the Fort Worth Wings and San Diego Gulls. In 1970-72 he played a few games with the Red Wings, but was also in the AHL with the Springfield Kings and the Tidewater Kings. In 1972-73 he played with the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL. For the next three years, Volmar bounced around various teams and leagues, playing with the Portland Buckaroos, Springfield Kings, Richmond Robins, Syracuse Blazers, and San Diego Mariners.

After that itinerant hockey career, in seven different leagues and 12 teams, he became an industrial engineer. He was a member of the Michigan State Hall of Fame.