Mike Bullard (ice hockey)

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Position	Forward
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg/13 st 3 lb)
Pro clubs	Pittsburgh Penguins Calgary Flames St. Louis Blues Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs
Nationality	Canada
Born	March 10, 1961 (1961-03-10) (age 47), Ottawa, ONT, CAN
NHL Draft	9th overall, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins
Pro career	1980 – 2003

Michael Brian Bullard (b. March 10, 1961 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey centre who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980–81 and 1991–92.

Bullard was drafted 9th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. In his NHL career he played for the Penguins, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played in Switzerland in 1990 for one season before moving to the Leafs and then spent ten seasons in Germany before calling time on his playing career in 2003. Playing for the Landshut Cannibals he was the Bundesliga top scorer and player of the year for 1993–94.

Since 2003 Bullard has coached the 2nd Bundesliga club ERC Schwenningen, later switching to Austrian club Graz 99ers, before he decided to return to Germany to coach ESV Kaufbeuren. After these stations he finally decided to return to his longtime employer, the Landshut Cannibals, to coach the team for the 2008-09 season.