Vic Stasiuk

Vic Stasiuk
Vic Stasiuk
Born	May 23, 1929 (age 92); Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Chicago Black Hawks; Detroit Red Wings; Boston Bruins
Coached for	Philadelphia Flyers; California Golden Seals; Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1950–1966
Coaching career	1963–1979

Victor John Stasiuk (born May 23, 1929) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger and a former NHL head coach.

Biography[]

Stasiuk played junior hockey in his native Lethbridge, Alberta before signing with the Chicago Black Hawks. He played sparingly in Chicago, and was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 1951. He spent time in the minors with the Indianapolis Capitals and the Edmonton Flyers. He was part of three Stanley Cup teams in 1952, 1954, and 1955. In 1954, however, although Stasiuk played 42 regular season games for Detroit, because he spent the playoffs in the minors, his name was left off the Stanley Cup after the Wings captured the league crown.^[1]

In 1955, Stasiuk was traded to the Boston Bruins and found chemistry with Johnny Bucyk and Bronco Horvath, a grouping dubbed "The Uke line" because of the Ukrainian ancestry of the three players. In 1957-58, this line became the first in NHL history to have all three participants reach the 20 goal mark. In 1960, Stasiuk scored a career high 68 points, and he was selected to play in the NHL All-Star Game. In 1961, he was traded back to Detroit, playing with this club until 1963, before finishing his career in the minors. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins, He recorded 183 goals and 254 assists in 745 NHL games.^[2]

After retiring, Stasiuk moved to coaching. He took over the Pittsburgh Hornets of the American Hockey League for two seasons and later led the same league's Quebec Aces to back-to-back losses in the Calder Cup finals. Immediately after coaching the EHL Jersey Devils from 1966-68,^[3] Stasiuk earned a job with the Philadelphia Flyers. His team finished out of the playoffs by a single point in 1969-70, and then were eliminated in the first round of the postseason the next year. Stasiuk was fired after the 1970-71 season; the Flyers offered him a scouting position, but he took a head coaching job three games into the NHL season with the California Golden Seals.^[4] Stasiuk was fired after the season due to a stylistic conflict with management, and he then spent one year behind the bench of the Vancouver Canucks before settling into a career in junior hockey coaching.^[5]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1946–47	Lethbridge Native Sons	AJHL	9	0	6	6	11	1	1	1	2	0
1947–48	Wetaskiwin Canadians	EJrHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
		USHL	66	7	13	20	52	2	0	0	0	0
1949–50	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	17	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
	Kansas City Pla-Mors	USHL	39	10	13	23	27	—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	20	5	3	8	6	—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	50	3	10	13	12	—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	58	5	9	14	19	7	0	2	2	0
1951–52	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL	8	7	1	8	6	—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Edmonton Flyers	WHL	48	37	43	80	71	—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	42	5	2	7	4	—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Edmonton Flyers	WHL	21	6	12	18	37	13	2	6	8	23
1954–55	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	59	8	11	19	67	11	5	3	8	6
1954–55	Edmonton Flyers	WHL	11	7	6	13	32	—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	Boston Bruins	NHL	59	19	18	37	118	—	—	—	—	—
1956–57	Boston Bruins	NHL	64	24	16	40	69	10	2	1	3	2
1957–58	Boston Bruins	NHL	70	21	35	56	55	12	0	5	5	13
1958–59	Boston Bruins	NHL	70	27	33	60	63	7	4	2	6	11
1959–60	Boston Bruins	NHL	60	29	39	68	121	—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Boston Bruins	NHL	46	5	25	30	35	—	—	—	—	—
1960–61	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	23	10	13	23	16	11	2	5	7	4
1961–62	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	59	15	28	43	45	—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	36	6	11	17	37	11	3	0	3	4
1962–63	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL	22	9	20	29	24	—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL	42	10	10	20	32	5	0	0	0	4
1964–65	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL	63	14	21	35	58	3	0	0	0	0
1965–66	Memphis Wings	CHL	25	9	3	12	14	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			745	183	254	437	669	69	16	18	34	40

Coaching record[]

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
Team	Year	G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	W	L	Win %	Result
PHI	1969–70	76	17	35	24	58	5th in West	-	-	-	Missed playoffs
PHI	1970–71	78	28	33	17	73	3rd in West	0	4	.000	Lost in Quarterfinals (CHI)
CAL	1971–72	75	21	38	16	58	6th in West	-	-	-	Missed playoffs
VAN	1972–73	78	22	47	9	53	7th in West	-	-	-	Missed playoffs
NHL Total		307	88	153	66	242		0	4	.000	1 playoff appearance

References[]

External links[]

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Keith Allen	Head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers 1969–71	Succeeded by Fred Shero
Preceded by Fred Glover	Head coach of the California Golden Seals 1971–72	Succeeded by Garry Young
Preceded by Hal Laycoe	Head coach of the Vancouver Canucks 1972–73	Succeeded by Bill McCreary

[HockeyDB-1] Vic Stasiuk at hockeyDB.com

[Legends-2] Vic Stasiuk at Legends of Hockey

[EHL-3] The EHL

[Fires-4] "Philadelphia Fires Stasiuk", The Leader Post, May 28, 1971

[Canucks-5] "Vic Stasiuk, Canucks not talking - yet", The Sun, April 27, 1972

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