George Kuzmicz
| George Kuzmicz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 24, 1952 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
September 25, 2015 (aged 63) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Toronto Toros | ||
| NHL draft |
138th overall, 1972 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1976 | ||
George Kuzmicz (May 24, 1952 – September 25, 2015)[1] was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA).[2] Kuzmicz played parts of two WHA seasons with the Toronto Toros.[3] He was drafted in the ninth round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Detroit Red Wings.[2] As a youth, he played in the 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Cedar Hill.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Cornell University | NCAA | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Cornell University | NCAA | 29 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Cornell University | NCAA | 25 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 34 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Mohawk Valley Comets | NAHL-Sr. | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Buffalo Norsemen | NAHL-Sr. | 38 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 35 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NAHL-Sr. totals | 51 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC First Team | 1973–74 | [2][5] |
| AHCA East All-American | 1973–74 | [2][3][6] |
- 1973–74 Cornell Boosters Award (dedication and team play)[2]
- 1973–74 Ivy League First All-Star Team[2]
References
- ^ "Obituary of George Kuzmicz | Ogden Funeral Homes". ogden.funeraltechweb.com. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "1972 NHL Amateur Draft -- George Kuzmicz". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "Ralph Hopiavouri at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database