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| Steve Witiuk | |
| Nationalitet |  Kanada |
|---|---|
| Född | 8 januari 1929, Winnipeg, MB, Kanada |
| Död | 30 november 2022 (93 år), Spokane, WA, USA |
| Spelardata | |
| Position | Högerforward |
| Skjuter | Höger |
| Längd | 171 cm |
| Vikt | 75 kg |
| Klubbar | |
| Spelade för | NHL Chicago Black Hawks WHL Calgary Stampeders Winnipeg Warriors Spokane Comets Denver Invaders Victoria Maple Leafs AHL St. Louis Flyers |
| Övrigt | |
| Proffsår | 1949–1969 |
| Maka | Dora (1953–2014, hennes död) |
|---|---|
| Barn | 4 |
| Släktingar | Fred Shero (svåger) Ray Shero (svågers son)[1] |
Stephen "Steve" Witiuk Sr., född 8 januari 1929, död 30 november 2022, var en kanadensisk professionell ishockeyforward som tillbringade en säsong i den nordamerikanska ishockeyligan National Hockey League (NHL), där han spelade för Chicago Black Hawks. Han producerade elva poäng (tre mål och åtta assists) samt drog på sig 14 utvisningsminuter på 33 grundspelsmatcher.[2]
Witiuk spelade bland annat också för Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Warriors, Spokane Comets, Denver Invaders och Victoria Maple Leafs i Western Hockey League (WHL) och St. Louis Flyers i American Hockey League (AHL).[3]
Han var svåger till Fred Shero i och med Witiuks äktenskap med Sheros syster Dora Shero.[4]
Den 30 november 2022 avled Witiuk i sitt hem i Spokane, Washington i USA vid 93 års ålder.[4]
Statistik[redigera | redigera wikitext]
| Källa: [3] Utv = Utvisningsminuter | Grundserie | Slutspel | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Säsong | Lag | Liga | Matcher | Mål | Assist | Poäng | Utv | Matcher | Mål | Assist | Poäng | Utv | ||
| 1946–1947 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1947–1948 | Winnipeg Black Hawks | MJHL | 22 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–1949 | Winnipeg Black Hawks | MJHL | 28 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–1950 | Regina Capitals | WCSHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Kamloops Elks | OSHL | 33 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | |||
| 1950–1951 | Edmonton Flyers | WCSHL | 48 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 71 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1947–1948 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1952–1953 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 60 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953–1954 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 69 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 52 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | ||
| 1954–1955 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 60 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 1955–1956 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 66 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 76 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1956–1957 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 47 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–1958 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 39 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 26 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1958–1959 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 62 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1959–1960 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 62 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–1961 | Spokane Comets | WHL | 67 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1961–1962 | Spokane Comets | WHL | 64 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 49 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 34 | ||
| 1962–1963 | Spokane Comets | WHL | 66 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–1964 | Denver Invaders | WHL | 70 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1964–1965 | Victoria Maple Leafs | WHL | 56 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1965–1966 | Victoria Maple Leafs | WHL | 72 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966–1967 | Victoria Maple Leafs | WHL | 59 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–1968 | Spokane Jets | WIHL | 41 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 57 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13 | ||
| 1967–1968 | Spokane Jets | WIHL | 40 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| NHL totalt | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| WHL totalt | 945 | 294 | 423 | 717 | 840 | 87 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 114 | ||||
Referenser[redigera | redigera wikitext]
- ^ ”Former Flyers coach Fred Shero finally gets elected to Hockey Hall of Fame”. The Hockey News. https://thehockeynews.com/news/former-flyers-coach-fred-shero-finally-gets-elected-to-hockey-hall-of-fame.
- ^ ”Steve Witiuk stats and news”. National Hockey League. https://www.nhl.com/player/steve-witiuk-8449597.
- ^ [a b] ”Steve Witiuk”. Eliteprospects. https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/279395/steve-witiuk.
- ^ [a b] Stalwick, Howie. ”Steve Witiuk, former professional hockey player with ties to Spokane, dies at 93”. The Spokesman-Review. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/dec/13/steve-witiuk-former-professional-hockey-player-wit/.