Ron Garwasiuk
| Ron Garwasiuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 17, 1949 St. Paul, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Played for |
WHA Los Angeles Sharks AHL Providence Reds Rochester Americans | ||
| NHL draft |
21st overall, 1969 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1969–1980 | ||
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
[edit]| Honours | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CMJHL Rookie of Year | 1966–67 | [3] |
| WCJHL First Team All-Star 1967-68 (Regina) | 1967–68 | [3] |
| AHL Second Team All-Star | 1976–77 | [3] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Regina History- Alumni". www.reginapatsalumni.net. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013.
- ^ "Regina History- Alumni". www.reginapatsalumni.net. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Ron Garwasiuk". HockeyDraftCentral.com.
- ^ "Ron Garwasiuk Stats".
- ^ "The Official Site of the Rochester Americans (Ahl)". Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
- Detroit Red Wings draft picks
- Fort Worth Wings players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Johnstown Chiefs players
- Los Angeles Sharks players
- People from the County of St. Paul No. 19
- Providence Reds players
- Regina Pats players
- Rochester Americans players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States