John Miszuk Explained

Birth Date:September 29, 1940
Birth Place:Nalibaki, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:200
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Played For:Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Black Hawks
Philadelphia Flyers
Minnesota North Stars
Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades
Calgary Cowboys
Career Start:1961
Career End: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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1957–58Hamilton Tiger CubsOHA1 0 0 0 0
1958–59Hamilton Tiger CubsOHA2 0 0 0 0
1959–60Hamilton Tiger CubsOHA6 1 3 4 0
1960–61Hamilton Red WingsOHA48 6 19 25 8912 1 8 9 28
1961–62Edmonton FlyersWHL65 4 30 34 8812 1 6 7 20
1962–63Edmonton FlyersWHL59 8 25 33 993 0 0 0 8
1962–63Pittsburgh HornetsAHL10 0 3 3 16
1963–64Pittsburgh HornetsAHL25 1 7 8 34
1963–64Detroit Red WingsNHL42 0 2 2 303 0 0 0 2
1964–65Buffalo BisonsAHL71 9 46 55 1009 0 3 3 12
1965–66St. Louis BravesCHL69 7 29 36 1165 0 2 2 4
1965–66Chicago Black HawksNHL2 1 1 2 23 0 0 0 4
1966–67St. Louis BravesCHL68 3 28 31 104
1966–67Chicago Black HawksNHL3 0 0 0 02 0 0 0 2
1967–68Philadelphia FlyersNHL74 5 17 22 797 0 3 3 11
1968–69Philadelphia FlyersNHL66 1 13 14 704 0 0 0 0
1969–70Iowa StarsCHL16 1 6 7 379 0 3 3 10
1969–70Minnesota North StarsNHL50 0 6 6 51
1970–71San Diego GullsWHL72 5 30 35 986 0 1 1 4
1971–72San Diego GullsWHL72 5 33 38 1184 0 1 1 6
1972–73San Diego GullsWHL72 2 39 41 856 0 4 4 13
1973–74San Diego GullsWHL77 8 49 57 1034 0 0 0 2
1974–75Michigan Stags/Baltimore BladesWHA66 2 19 21 56
1975–76Calgary CowboysWHA69 2 21 23 6610 1 0 1 28
1976–77Calgary CowboysWHA79 2 26 28 57
1977–78San Francisco ShamrocksPHL10 0 15 15 12
1978–79San Diego HawksPHL25 2 11 13 24
WHA totals214 6 66 72 17910 1 0 1 28
NHL totals237 7 39 46 23219 0 3 3 19

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- John Miszuk.
  2. Web site: John Miszuk Stats.