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Post by OrsonSwelles on Aug 7, 2018 21:17:31 GMT
Stan Mikita
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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.
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Aug 7, 2018 21:44:42 GMT
One of my husband's and my favorite player. Sad day for us Blackhawk fans.
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Post by tristramshandy on Aug 7, 2018 22:09:27 GMT
I'm always fascinated by players who play in four decades - - went from the 50s to the 80s. Rest in peace.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2018 22:15:47 GMT
I always confused his name with the power tools company.
R.I.P.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Aug 8, 2018 15:01:23 GMT
r.i.p. class act
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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 8, 2018 15:50:44 GMT
My first favorite hockey player.  |
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Post by NJtoTX on Aug 9, 2018 14:30:21 GMT
Chicago Blackhawk hockey legend Stan Mikita had a devoted and unusual Hollywood fan — diehard Toronto Maple Leafs supporter and "Wayne's World" star Mike Myers.
Myers propelled Mikita back into the pop culture spotlight with his hit 1992 comedy, centering the story around the fictional Stan Mikita's Donuts in Aurora, Illinois. Wayne (Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey) hung out in their hometown diner as a giant Mikita stood face-off ready on the roof and the waitresses wore Chicago Blackhawks sweaters with Mikita's 21 number.
Myers paid tribute to Mikita who died at 78 Tuesday. “He was a hockey legend and a gentleman. Meeting him was one of the highlights of my life," Myers said in a statement to USA TODAY. Myers recalled that Mikita kindly agreed to allow his likeness to be used in his first film and visited the set. "I was humbled in his presence. I didn’t know what to say, because I get very star-struck around hockey players. It was just a fantastic experience," Myers told Sports Illustrated in 2017, adding it was "a dream come true to have Stan Mikita be part of it, part of my life."
Hockey got the nod over any other Chicago-area sports due to Myer's influence. And Mikita fit the bill perfectly. "He just looked like a hockey player, you know what I mean? Just an awesome, awesome hockey player," Myers added.
Mikita had a cameo in the film, and the addition of Stan Mikita's Donuts seemed like destiny. "It’s just one of those things. You couldn’t imagine it not being Stan Mikita’s Donuts. Sometimes when you just wish it, you know that it’s right, the universe rewards, you know? Which is very lovely," said Myers. "It’s a little like 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' where it’s like, ‘Yeah, it’s got to be 'Bohemian Rhapsody.'’ It has to be Stan Mikita."
Even growing up in the Toronto suburbs, Myers admired Mikita who spent his 22-year Hall of Fame career, from 1958 to 1980, with the Blackhawks. The Hall of Fame hockey player was particularly tough playing against his Leafs. "There were certain teams and players that we liked to call defoliants, i.e., they would destroy the Leafs. Stan Mikita was one of those guys who seemed to always score a clutch goal against us," Myers told Sports Illustrated. "He’d often get a Gordie Howe hat trick—a goal, an assist and a fight. We just wished he played for the Leafs, basically."
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