Michael J. Pandolfo (born September 15, 1979) is an

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retired professional

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. He was born in

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, and raised in

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. He was drafted in the third round, 77th overall, by the

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in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. The Sabres traded his rights to the

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in a deal during the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He played three games in the

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during the 2003–04 season with the Blue Jackets, going scoreless. Pandolfo played parts of two seasons as a member of the

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, the AHL affiliate of

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, for whom his older brother

Jay Pandolfo Jay Paul Pandolfo (born December 27, 1974) is an American college ice hockey coach and former professional forward. He is currently the head coach of the Boston University Terriers. He spent most of his National Hockey League career with the ...

played. He retired after the 2007–08 season.

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* 1979 births Living people American men's ice hockey left wingers Binghamton Senators players Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players Buffalo Sabres draft picks Columbus Blue Jackets players EHC München players Ice hockey players from Massachusetts Lowell Devils players Sportspeople from Burlington, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Winchester, Massachusetts Reading Royals players Ice hockey people from Middlesex County, Massachusetts Syracuse Crunch players Trenton Titans players {{US-icehockey-winger-stub