Post by OrsonSwelles on Aug 7, 2018 21:22:12 GMT
From his WIKIPEDIA page:
Awards and accomplishments
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983[21]
Ranked 14th all-time in points, 17th in assists, 30th in goals, and 35th in games played (at end of 2013–14 NHL season)
Won the Hart Memorial Trophy as most valuable player in 1967 and 1968[22]
Won the Art Ross Trophy as leading scorer in 1964, 1965, 1967, and 1968[22]
Won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1967 and 1968[22]
Stanley Cup champion (1961)
Named to the NHL's First All-Star Team in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, and 1968[22]
Named to the NHL's Second All-Star Team in 1965 and 1970.[22]
Played in NHL All-Star Game in 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975
Won the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1976[22]
The only player in NHL history to win the Hart, Art Ross, and Lady Byng trophies in the same season, doing so in consecutive seasons, in 1966–67 and 1967–68
Only Nicklas Lidström, Alex Delvecchio, and Steve Yzerman (all of whom played for the Detroit Red Wings) had a longer NHL career playing for only a single team.
Was named to Team Canada for the 1972 Summit Series, but only played two games due to injuries[5]
He was inducted into the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002.
In 1998, he was ranked number 17 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 greatest NHL players, making him the highest-ranked player born outside of Canada, although he was trained in Canada (number-37 ranked Jaromír Jágr, who was also born in Czechoslovakia, was the highest-ranked trained outside Canada).
The Blackhawks retired number 21 on October 19, 1980; Mikita was the first Black Hawks player to have his number retired.
The ice rink in Ružomberok, Slovakia, is named after him.
In 2011, statues of Mikita and Bobby Hull were installed outside the United Center, where the Black Hawks currently play.
Awards and accomplishments
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983[21]
Ranked 14th all-time in points, 17th in assists, 30th in goals, and 35th in games played (at end of 2013–14 NHL season)
Won the Hart Memorial Trophy as most valuable player in 1967 and 1968[22]
Won the Art Ross Trophy as leading scorer in 1964, 1965, 1967, and 1968[22]
Won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1967 and 1968[22]
Stanley Cup champion (1961)
Named to the NHL's First All-Star Team in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, and 1968[22]
Named to the NHL's Second All-Star Team in 1965 and 1970.[22]
Played in NHL All-Star Game in 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975
Won the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1976[22]
The only player in NHL history to win the Hart, Art Ross, and Lady Byng trophies in the same season, doing so in consecutive seasons, in 1966–67 and 1967–68
Only Nicklas Lidström, Alex Delvecchio, and Steve Yzerman (all of whom played for the Detroit Red Wings) had a longer NHL career playing for only a single team.
Was named to Team Canada for the 1972 Summit Series, but only played two games due to injuries[5]
He was inducted into the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002.
In 1998, he was ranked number 17 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 greatest NHL players, making him the highest-ranked player born outside of Canada, although he was trained in Canada (number-37 ranked Jaromír Jágr, who was also born in Czechoslovakia, was the highest-ranked trained outside Canada).
The Blackhawks retired number 21 on October 19, 1980; Mikita was the first Black Hawks player to have his number retired.
The ice rink in Ružomberok, Slovakia, is named after him.
In 2011, statues of Mikita and Bobby Hull were installed outside the United Center, where the Black Hawks currently play.