Former Bruins Winger Vic Stasiuk Passes Away
Alberta native played for Boston from 1955-61
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BOSTON - Former Bruins winger Vic Stasiuk passed away over the weekend at the age of 93.
The Alberta native played for Boston from 1955-61 after being acquired from the Detroit Red Wings, for whom he was a part of three Stanley Cup titles in 1952, 1954, and 1955.
Upon his arrival in Boston, Stasiuk reunited with Johnny Bucyk and Bronco Horvath to form the famous "Uke Line" - all three Canadians had Ukrainian ancestry and had played together several years earlier for Edmonton in the Western Hockey League. They went on to become one of the most iconic trios in club lore and in 1957-58, the triumvirate made NHL history when they were the first line to have all three players hit the 20-goal mark in a single season.
Stasiuk scored 20 or more goals in four consecutive seasons with Boston from 1957-60, including a career high 29 tallies and 68 points in 1959-60, during which he was named an NHL All-Star. Overall, Stasiuk played 378 games for Boston with 125 goals, 166 assists, and 291 points across parts of six seasons.
In the middle of the 1960-61 season, Stasiuk was traded back to Detroit where he spent the final three seasons of his NHL career.
Across 14 NHL campaigns with Detroit, Chicago, and Boston, Stasiuk compiled 183 goals, 254 assists, and 437 points in 745 games. He went on to lengthy career in coaching, which included 307 games as a head coach with the Philadelphia Flyers, California Golden Seals, and Vancouver Canucks.
Stasiuk was fired after the season due to a stylistic conflict with management, and he then spent one year behind the bench of the Vancouver Canucks before settling into a career in junior hockey coaching, both in Taber and Medicine Hat
In 2018, Stasiuk was inducted into the Ukrainian Sports Hall of Fame.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1946–47 Lethbridge Native Sons AJHL 9 0 6 6 11 1 1 1 2 0
1947–48 Wetaskiwin Canadians EJrHL — — — — — — — — — —
1948–49 Kansas City Pla-Mors USHL 66 7 13 20 52 2 0 0 0 0
1949–50 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 17 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
1949–50 Kansas City Pla-Mors USHL 39 10 13 23 27 — — — — —
1950–51 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 20 5 3 8 6 — — — — —
1950–51 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50 3 10 13 12 — — — — —
1951–52 Detroit Red Wings NHL 58 5 9 14 19 7 0 2 2 0
1951–52 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 8 7 1 8 6 — — — — —
1952–53 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1952–53 Edmonton Flyers WHL 48 37 43 80 71 — — — — —
1953–54 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 5 2 7 4 — — — — —
1953–54 Edmonton Flyers WHL 21 6 12 18 37 13 2 6 8 23
1954–55 Detroit Red Wings NHL 59 8 11 19 67 11 5 3 8 6
1954–55 Edmonton Flyers WHL 11 7 6 13 32 — — — — —
1955–56 Boston Bruins NHL 59 19 18 37 118 — — — — —
1956–57 Boston Bruins NHL 64 24 16 40 69 10 2 1 3 2
1957–58 Boston Bruins NHL 70 21 35 56 55 12 0 5 5 13
1958–59 Boston Bruins NHL 70 27 33 60 63 7 4 2 6 11
1959–60 Boston Bruins NHL 60 29 39 68 121 — — — — —
1960–61 Boston Bruins NHL 46 5 25 30 35 — — — — —
1960–61 Detroit Red Wings NHL 23 10 13 23 16 11 2 5 7 4
1961–62 Detroit Red Wings NHL 59 15 28 43 45 — — — — —
1962–63 Detroit Red Wings NHL 36 6 11 17 37 11 3 0 3 4
1962–63 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 22 9 20 29 24 — — — — —
1963–64 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 42 10 10 20 32 5 0 0 0 4
1964–65 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 63 14 21 35 58 3 0 0 0 0
1965–66 Memphis Wings CHL 25 9 3 12 14 — — — — —
NHL totals 745 183 254 437 669 69 16 18 34 40
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