Played For: | AHL Buffalo Bisons NHL Chicago Black Hawks Minnesota North Stars |
Position: | Defence |
Shoots: | Left |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 200 |
Birth Date: | December 11, 1935 |
Birth Place: | Duparquet, Quebec, Canada |
Death Place: | Dorval, Quebec, Canada |
Career Start: | 1955 |
Career End: | 1970 |
Elmer "Moose" Vasko (December 11, 1935 – October 30, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and Minnesota North Stars. He was on the Blackhawks team that won the Stanley Cup in 1961.
Vasko was born in Duparquet, Quebec. He was one of the few players of Slovak descent in the NHL's younger years. Vasko also never lost any of his teeth during his NHL career, despite the lack of mouthguards or helmets in his playing days. He was a second team all star in 1962-63 and 1963-64.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
1953–54 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 59 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
1953–54 | St. Catharines Teepees | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
1954–55 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 49 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 75 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | ||
1955–56 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 47 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 90 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
1955–56 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1956–57 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 64 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1957–58 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 59 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1958–59 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 63 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1959–60 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 69 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1960–61 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 63 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | ||
1961–62 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 64 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 87 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1962–63 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 64 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
1963–64 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1964–65 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 69 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | ||
1965–66 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 56 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1967–68 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 70 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
1968–69 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 72 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | WHL | 54 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 786 | 34 | 166 | 200 | 719 | 78 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 73 |
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