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| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
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| ntl_team = Canada
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|12|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatchewan|SK]], [[Canada|CAN]]
| birth_place = [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatchewan]], Canada
| draft =
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze| 1966 Yugoslavia|Ice hockey}}
{{MedalBronze| 1967 Austria|Ice Hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Winter Olympics]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Winter Olympics]]}}
{{MedalBronze| 1968 Winter Olympics|Ice Hockey}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1968 Winter Olympics|1968 Grenoble]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1966 Ice Hockey World Championships|1966 Yugoslavia]]|}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1967 Ice Hockey World Championships|1967 Austria]]|}}
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'''Anthony Francis Huck''' (born December 4, 1945 in [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatchewan]]) is a retired [[ice hockey]] player. While Fran Huck played professionally in both the NHL and WHA his greatest contributions may have been representing Canada with the National Team program during years before NHL professionals were allowed to compete internationally. His tenure culminated at the [[1968 Winter Olympics]] where he helped the team with the Bronze. As a professional he played with the [[Montreal Canadiens|Montreal Canadiens (NHL)]], [[St. Louis Blues (hockey)|St. Louis Blues (NHL)]], [[Winnipeg Jets]], [[Minnesota Fighting Saints]], and [[Denver Spurs]].
'''Anthony Francis Huck''' (born December 4, 1945) is a Canadian former [[ice hockey]] player. Huck played professionally in both the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) and [[World Hockey Association]] (WHA) between 1970 and 1978. However his greatest contributions may have been with the [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canadian national team]] during years before NHL professionals were allowed to compete internationally. His amateur career peaked at the [[1968 Winter Olympics]] where he helped the team win the bronze medal. In 1999, Huck was inducted into the [[IIHF Hall of Fame]].


==Amateur career==
==Amateur career==
Fran Huck had a spectacular junior career with the Regina Pats. His achievements included winning the scoring title, making the Allstar team and being named league MVP.<ref>http://www.reginapatshistory.com/2009/05/1963-1964-season.html</ref> After junior hockey, Huck made the decision, shocking to many hockey people, to join the Canadian National team instead of the NHL. At the time the national team program, run by [[David Bauer (ice hockey)|Father David Bauer]], afforded hockey players the alternative of playing hockey while also pursuing higher education<ref>http://www.ubcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?person_id=55&searchall=1</ref> and Fran wished to study law. He was with the national team from 1965 to 1969 winning a bronze medal for the [[Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics|1968 Olympics]] and also bronze for the [[Ice Hockey World Championships|IIHF World Championships]] in 1966 and 1967.
Huck excelled in [[junior hockey]] with the [[Regina Pats]]. His achievements included winning the scoring title, making the all-star team and being named league MVP.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.reginapatshistory.com/2009/05/1963-1964-season.html |title=Regina Pats History: 1963-1964 - Season - the Fran Huck Era |access-date=2009-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030011833/http://www.reginapatshistory.com/2009/05/1963-1964-season.html |archive-date=2009-10-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After junior, Huck shocked many hockey{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} by joining the Canadian national team instead of the NHL. At the time the program, run by [[David Bauer (ice hockey)|Father David Bauer]], afforded hockey players the alternative of pursuing higher education while still playing hockey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ubcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?person_id=55&searchall=1 |title=UBC Sports Hall of Fame :: Inductees |access-date=2009-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927231643/http://www.ubcsportshalloffame.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?person_id=55&searchall=1 |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Huck wanted to study law. He was with the national team from 1965 to 1969 winning the bronze medal at the [[Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics|1968 Olympics]] and also bronze at the [[Ice Hockey World Championships|IIHF World Championships]] in 1966 and 1967.


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
Huck began his professional hockey career briefly with the Montreal Canadiens before playing two seasons with the NHL St. Louis Blues and with Denver of the WHL. He then moved over to the WHA and played with the Winnipeg Jets and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He retired after the 1977-78 season. Today he is a practicing lawyer in Kelowna, British Columbia.
After playing with the national team, Huck began his professional career with the [[Montreal Canadiens]], followed by two seasons with the [[St. Louis Blues]] and the [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|Western Hockey League]]'s [[Denver Spurs]]. He then moved over to the WHA, joining the [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)|Winnipeg Jets]] and [[Minnesota Fighting Saints]]. In all, Huck played three seasons in the NHL and five in the WHA. He retired after the 1977-78 season.

==Personal life and post-hockey career==
Huck graduated from the [[University of Manitoba]] with a law degree in 1970. Today he is a practicing lawyer in [[British Columbia]]. He is also senior partner in a firm which specializes in helping former athletes make the transition to life after their sporting career.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fran Huck|publisher=LinkedIn|accessdate=March 12, 2013|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/fran-huck/1b/443/614}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1962–63 SJHL season|1962–63]]
| [[Regina Pats]]
| [[Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League|SJHL]]
| 28 || 4 || 11 || 15 || 20
| 5 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1963–64 SJHL season|1963–64]]
| Regina Pats
| SJHL
| 62 || 86 || 67 || 153 || 104
| 19 || 22 || 18 || 40 || 60
|-
| [[1964 Memorial Cup|1963–64]]
| [[Estevan Bruins]]
| [[Memorial Cup|M-Cup]]
| — || — || — || — || —
| 5 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1963–64
| [[Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)|Edmonton Oil Kings]]
| M-Cup
| — || — || — || — || —
| 4 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 0
|-
| [[1964–65 SJHL season|1964–65]]
| Regina Pats
| SJHL
| 56 || 77 || 59 || 136 || 36
| 12 || 10 || 13 || 23 || 18
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1965 Memorial Cup|1964–65]]
| Edmonton Oil Kings
| M-Cup
| — || — || — || — || —
| 10 || 15 || 10 || 25 || 4
|-
| 1965–66
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canadian National Team]]
| Intl
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1966–67
| Canadian National Team
| Intl
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1967–68
| [[Ottawa Nationals Sr. A|Ottawa Nationals]]
| [[OHA Senior A League (1890–1979)|OHA Sr]]
| 18 || 8 || 17 || 25 || 24
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1968–69
| Canadian National Team
| Intl
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1969–70
| Canadian National Team
| Intl
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]]
| [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1969–70 AHL season|1969–70]]
| [[Montreal Voyageurs]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 2 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]]
| Montreal Canadiens
| NHL
| 5 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1970–71 AHL season|1970–71]]
| Montreal Voyageurs
| AHL
| 31 || 12 || 17 || 29 || 18
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1970–71
| [[St. Louis Blues]]
| NHL
| 29 || 7 || 8 || 15 || 18
| 6 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2
|-
| [[1971–72 WHL season|1971–72]]
| [[Denver Spurs]]
| [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|WHL]]
| 72 || 28 || 63 || 91 || 83
| 9 || 9 || 4 || 13 || 16
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1972–73 NHL season|1972–73]]
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 58 || 16 || 20 || 36 || 20
| 5 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 0
|-
| [[1973–74 WHA season|1973–74]]
| [[Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)|Winnipeg Jets]]
| [[World Hockey Association|WHA]]
| 74 || 26 || 48 || 74 || 68
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1974–75 WHA season|1974–75]]
| [[Minnesota Fighting Saints]]
| WHA
| 78 || 22 || 45 || 67 || 26
| 12 || 3 || 13 || 16 || 6
|-
| [[1975–76 WHA season|1975–76]]
| Minnesota Fighting Saints
| WHA
| 59 || 17 || 32 || 49 || 27
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1976–77 Nationalliga B season|1976–77]]
| [[Zürcher SC]]
| [[Swiss League|NLB]]
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1976–77 WHA season|1976–77]]
| Winnipeg Jets
| WHA
| 12 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 10
| 7 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1977–78 WHA season|1977–78]]
| Winnipeg Jets
| WHA
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | WHA totals
! 228 !! 67 !! 127 !! 194 !! 133
! 23 !! 3 !! 15 !! 18 !! 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 94 !! 24 !! 30 !! 54 !! 38
! 11 !! 3 !! 4 !! 7 !! 2
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1966 Ice Hockey World Championships|1966]]
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 7 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1967 Ice Hockey World Championships|1967]]
| Canada
| WC
| 7 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 6
|-
| [[Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics|1968]]
| Canada
| [[Ice hockey at the Olympics|OLY]]
| 7 || 4 || 5 || 9 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1969 Ice Hockey World Championships|1969]]
| Canada
| WC
| 10 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 12
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"| Junior totals
! 31 !! 16 !! 17 !! 33 !! 36
|}


==Honours and awards==
==Honours and awards==
* Named to First All-Star Team 1966 and 1968 IIHF World Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/5049/la_id/1.htm|title = The Official Website of Hockey Canada}}</ref>
* Inducted [[IIHF Hall of Fame|International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame]] in 1999<ref>{{cite news|title=He's one of just a few|last=Morris|first=David|date=31 October 1999|newspaper=[[Regina Sun]]|location=Regina, Saskatchewan|page=30|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/regina-sun-fran-huck-1999/127353139/|access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref>
* WHL Most Valuable Player, [[1971–72 WHL season|1971–72]]
* Inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of fame in 2006


==References==
Named to First Allstar Team 1966 and 1968 IIHF World Championships.<ref>http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/5049/la_id/1.htm</ref><br>
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Inducted [[IIHF Hall of Fame|International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame]] in 1999.<br>
Most valuable player award 1971-72 WHL<br>
Inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of fame in 2006.


==External links==
==External links==
* {{hockeydb|2395}}
* {{icehockeystats}}
* [http://www2.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/features/patshockey/story.html?id=c1985636-7fe5-4a4e-8eda-ba6a3f5f18dd Biography] in the [[Regina Leader-Post]]
* [http://www2.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/features/patshockey/story.html?id=c1985636-7fe5-4a4e-8eda-ba6a3f5f18dd Biography] in the [[Regina Leader-Post]]
* [http://www.sshfm.com/inductees/Inductee_2006_Bios_FINAL.pdf Testimonial] from the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fall
* [http://www.sshfm.com/inductees/Inductee_2006_Bios_FINAL.pdf Testimonial] from the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fall


==References==
{{refs}}

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Latest revision as of 01:31, 19 September 2023

Fran Huck
Born (1945-12-04) December 4, 1945 (age 78)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Winnipeg Jets
Minnesota Fighting Saints
ZSC Lions
National team  Canada
Playing career 1969–1978
Medal record
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Grenoble
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Yugoslavia
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Austria

Anthony Francis Huck (born December 4, 1945) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Huck played professionally in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1970 and 1978. However his greatest contributions may have been with the Canadian national team during years before NHL professionals were allowed to compete internationally. His amateur career peaked at the 1968 Winter Olympics where he helped the team win the bronze medal. In 1999, Huck was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.

Amateur career[edit]

Huck excelled in junior hockey with the Regina Pats. His achievements included winning the scoring title, making the all-star team and being named league MVP.[1] After junior, Huck shocked many hockey[citation needed] by joining the Canadian national team instead of the NHL. At the time the program, run by Father David Bauer, afforded hockey players the alternative of pursuing higher education while still playing hockey.[2] Huck wanted to study law. He was with the national team from 1965 to 1969 winning the bronze medal at the 1968 Olympics and also bronze at the IIHF World Championships in 1966 and 1967.

Professional career[edit]

After playing with the national team, Huck began his professional career with the Montreal Canadiens, followed by two seasons with the St. Louis Blues and the Western Hockey League's Denver Spurs. He then moved over to the WHA, joining the Winnipeg Jets and Minnesota Fighting Saints. In all, Huck played three seasons in the NHL and five in the WHA. He retired after the 1977-78 season.

Personal life and post-hockey career[edit]

Huck graduated from the University of Manitoba with a law degree in 1970. Today he is a practicing lawyer in British Columbia. He is also senior partner in a firm which specializes in helping former athletes make the transition to life after their sporting career.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1962–63 Regina Pats SJHL 28 4 11 15 20 5 4 2 6 8
1963–64 Regina Pats SJHL 62 86 67 153 104 19 22 18 40 60
1963–64 Estevan Bruins M-Cup — — — — — 5 3 0 3 4
1963–64 Edmonton Oil Kings M-Cup — — — — — 4 2 3 5 0
1964–65 Regina Pats SJHL 56 77 59 136 36 12 10 13 23 18
1964–65 Edmonton Oil Kings M-Cup — — — — — 10 15 10 25 4
1965–66 Canadian National Team Intl — — — — — — — — — —
1966–67 Canadian National Team Intl — — — — — — — — — —
1967–68 Ottawa Nationals OHA Sr 18 8 17 25 24 — — — — —
1968–69 Canadian National Team Intl — — — — — — — — — —
1969–70 Canadian National Team Intl — — — — — — — — — —
1969–70 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1969–70 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 2 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
1970–71 Montreal Canadiens NHL 5 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
1970–71 Montreal Voyageurs AHL 31 12 17 29 18 — — — — —
1970–71 St. Louis Blues NHL 29 7 8 15 18 6 1 2 3 2
1971–72 Denver Spurs WHL 72 28 63 91 83 9 9 4 13 16
1972–73 St. Louis Blues NHL 58 16 20 36 20 5 2 2 4 0
1973–74 Winnipeg Jets WHA 74 26 48 74 68 4 0 0 0 2
1974–75 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 78 22 45 67 26 12 3 13 16 6
1975–76 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 59 17 32 49 27 — — — — —
1976–77 Zürcher SC NLB — — — — — — — — — —
1976–77 Winnipeg Jets WHA 12 2 2 4 10 7 0 2 2 6
1977–78 Winnipeg Jets WHA 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
WHA totals 228 67 127 194 133 23 3 15 18 4
NHL totals 94 24 30 54 38 11 3 4 7 2

International[edit]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1966 Canada WC 7 4 4 8 8
1967 Canada WC 7 5 6 11 6
1968 Canada OLY 7 4 5 9 10
1969 Canada WC 10 3 2 5 12
Junior totals 31 16 17 33 36

Honours and awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Regina Pats History: 1963-1964 - Season - the Fran Huck Era". Archived from the original on 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  2. ^ "UBC Sports Hall of Fame :: Inductees". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  3. ^ "Fran Huck". LinkedIn. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  4. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada".
  5. ^ Morris, David (31 October 1999). "He's one of just a few". Regina Sun. Regina, Saskatchewan. p. 30. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

External links[edit]

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