Ron Garwasiuk Explained

Ron Garwasiuk
Played For:WHA
Los Angeles Sharks
AHL
Providence Reds
Rochester Americans
Position:Left wing
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:154
Birth Date:17 February 1949
Birth Place:St. Paul, Alberta, Canada
Draft:21st overall
Draft Year:1969
Draft Team:Detroit Red Wings
Career Start:1969
Career End:1980

Ron Garwasiuk (born February 17, 1949) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played one season of major league hockey with the Los Angeles Sharks of the World Hockey Association (WHA).

Garwasiuk played junior hockey with the Regina Pats,[1] and he led the Pats to win the 1969 Abbott Cup by scoring a team record 63 points in 28 play-off games.[2]

Selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round (21st overall) of the 1969 NHL Entry Draft,[3] Garwasiuk began his professional career in 1969 with the Fort Worth Wings of the Central Hockey League - the minor league affiliate for the Detroit Red Wings.

Garwasiuk played 51 games of major league hockey during the 1973–74 season with the Los Angeles Sharks of the WHA,[4] and the next six seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a member of the Rochester Americans before retiring as a player following the 1979–80 AHL season.

In 1992 Garwasiuk was inducted into the Rochester Americans Hall of Fame.[5]

Awards and honours

HonoursYear
CMJHL Rookie of Year 1966–67
WCJHL First Team All-Star 1967-68 (Regina) 1967–68
AHL Second Team All-Star1976–77

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regina History- Alumni . www.reginapatsalumni.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014075643/http://www.reginapatsalumni.net/2012/02/1967-1968-season-in-summer-caha-and.html . 2013-10-14.
  2. Web site: Regina History- Alumni . www.reginapatsalumni.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014041545/http://www.reginapatsalumni.net/2012/02/1968-1968-season-memorial-cup-bound.html . 2013-10-14.
  3. Web site: Ron Garwasiuk . HockeyDraftCentral.com.
  4. Web site: Ron Garwasiuk Stats.
  5. Web site: The Official Site of the Rochester Americans (Ahl) . 2014-12-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020020446/http://www.amerks.com/page.asp?adhID=40 . October 20, 2012 . mdy-all .