John Miszuk

John Miszuk
Born (1940-09-29) September 29, 1940 (age 84)
Nalibaki, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Black Hawks
Philadelphia Flyers
Minnesota North Stars
Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades
Calgary Cowboys
Playing career 1961–1979

John Stanley Miszuk (born September 29, 1940 as Jan Miszuk) is a Polish-born Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota North Stars between 1963 and 1970. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades and Calgary Cowboys between 1974 and 1977.[1]

Playing career

Miszuk was born in the Polish village of Nalibaki, which had been annexed into the Byelorussian SSR of Soviet Union during the Second World War. The family moved to Canada and he grew up in Hamilton, Ontario where he began playing hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After a season with the Hamilton Red Wings, Miszuk turned professional and joined the Detroit Red Wings organization.[1]

After playing in the Western Hockey League (WHL) and the American Hockey League (AHL) Miszuk moved up to the National Hockey League (NHL) with Detroit in 1963–64. At the end of that season, he moved to the Chicago Black Hawks, but in the following three years, he played only eight NHL games, spending most of his time in the minor leagues.

In the summer of 1967, Miszuk was chosen during NHL Expansion Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, one of the six new franchises in the NHL.[2] With the Flyers he found a place in NHL and he played two full seasons and then moved on to the Minnesota North Stars.[2]

He eventually moved to the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Michigan Stags. At the end of his career, Miszuk returned to the minor leagues, spending two seasons in the Pacific Hockey League (PHL) before retiring from the competitive event.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1957–58 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0
1958–59 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1959–60 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 6 1 3 4 0 — — — — —
1960–61 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 48 6 19 25 89 12 1 8 9 28
1961–62 Edmonton Flyers WHL 65 4 30 34 88 12 1 6 7 20
1962–63 Edmonton Flyers WHL 59 8 25 33 99 3 0 0 0 8
1962–63 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 10 0 3 3 16 — — — — —
1963–64 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 25 1 7 8 34 — — — — —
1963–64 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 0 2 2 30 3 0 0 0 2
1964–65 Buffalo Bisons AHL 71 9 46 55 100 9 0 3 3 12
1965–66 St. Louis Braves CHL 69 7 29 36 116 5 0 2 2 4
1965–66 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 2 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 4
1966–67 St. Louis Braves CHL 68 3 28 31 104 — — — — —
1966–67 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 74 5 17 22 79 7 0 3 3 11
1968–69 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 1 13 14 70 4 0 0 0 0
1969–70 Iowa Stars CHL 16 1 6 7 37 9 0 3 3 10
1969–70 Minnesota North Stars NHL 50 0 6 6 51 — — — — —
1970–71 San Diego Gulls WHL 72 5 30 35 98 6 0 1 1 4
1971–72 San Diego Gulls WHL 72 5 33 38 118 4 0 1 1 6
1972–73 San Diego Gulls WHL 72 2 39 41 85 6 0 4 4 13
1973–74 San Diego Gulls WHL 77 8 49 57 103 4 0 0 0 2
1974–75 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades WHA 66 2 19 21 56 — — — — —
1975–76 Calgary Cowboys WHA 69 2 21 23 66 10 1 0 1 28
1976–77 Calgary Cowboys WHA 79 2 26 28 57 — — — — —
1977–78 San Francisco Shamrocks PHL 10 0 15 15 12 — — — — —
1978–79 San Diego Hawks PHL 25 2 11 13 24 — — — — —
WHA totals 214 6 66 72 179 10 1 0 1 28
NHL totals 237 7 39 46 232 19 0 3 3 19

References

  1. ^ a b c "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- John Miszuk".
  2. ^ a b "John Miszuk Stats".
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