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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 Center
Played for Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
St. Louis Blues (NHL),
Winnipeg Jets (WHA)
Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA)
Montreal Voyageurs (AHL)
Denver Spurs (WHL)
Playing career 1969–1978
Fran Huck
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Yugoslavia Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Austria Ice Hockey
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey


Anthony Francis Huck (born December 4, 1945 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a retired ice hockey player. He represented Canada at the 1968 Winter Olympics. He would also play professionally in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association with the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota Fighting Saints, and Denver Spurs.

Frank Huck had a spectacular junior career with the Regina St. Pats. His achievements included winning the scoring title, making the Allstar team and being named league MVP. [1] After junior Huck chose to join the Canadian National team instead of the NHL. At the time the national team program, run by Father David Bauer, afforded hockey players the alternative of playing hockey while also pursuing higher education[2] and he wished to study law. He was with the national team from 1965 to 1969 winning a bronze medal for the 1968 Olympics and also bronze for the IIHF World Championships in 1966 and 1967. Huck then began his professional career, first for a brief time with the Montreal Canadiens then for two seasons with the 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 Western Canada.

Honours and Awards

Named to First Allstar Team 1966 and 1968 IIHF World Championships.[3]

Most valuable player award 1971-72 WHL

Inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1999.

Inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of fame in 2006.


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