Chico Maki

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Chico Maki
Date of birth 17th August 1939
place of birth Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario , Canada
date of death August 24, 2015
Place of death Port Dover , Ontario , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 82 kg
position Right wing
number # 16
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1956-1960 St. Catherine's Teepees
1960-1961 Buffalo bison
1961-1976 Chicago Black Hawks

Ronald "Chico" Maki (born August 17, 1939 in Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario ; † August 24, 2015 in Port Dover , Ontario) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League from 1961 to 1976 played. His brother Wayne was also a professional ice hockey player.

Career

Chico Maki began his career in the Junior League Ontario Hockey Association with the St. Catherines Teepees , where he played alongside the later Hockey Hall of Fame members Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull . However, his good offensive statistics initially earned him no professional contract, so he stayed in the OHA for four seasons. In his last season Maki led the scorer ranking of the league and led his team to win the Memorial Cup in 1960. He then received a permanent place in the squad of the Buffalo Bisons from the American Hockey League , for which he had already completed a game in the preseason . In his debut 1960/61 season , the winger scored 72 points in 69 games and was awarded the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award for best rookie in the AHL.

After his team was eliminated from the play-offs, teams from the National Hockey League were interested in Maki, who signed a contract with the Chicago Black Hawks that same season . With these he immediately won the Stanley Cup , although he was only used in one game in the final series against the Detroit Red Wings .

From 1962 Maki established himself permanently in the squad of the Black Hawks, where he played in an attack series with Phil Esposito and his former teammate Bobby Hull. When Hull set a new NHL record with 54 goals in the 1965/66 season, Maki was his most frequent assist with 16 assists.

Chico Maki took part in a total of three All-Star Games , with one goal and one assist. With the Black Hawks he also made it into the final of the Stanley Cup four times, but could no longer win the prestigious trophy. The Canadian set his personal best in the 1970/71 season when he scored 22 goals and 48 points scorer. In the course of his career, however, he primarily developed a reputation as a robust defensive player.

After his brother Wayne died of a brain tumor in 1974 and his son was seriously injured in an accident, Chico Maki announced his retirement. After more than a year, however, he returned towards the end of the 1975/76 season in the Black Hawks' squad. After the team left the play-offs, he finally ended his career. When he retired, Maki had played 841 NHL games for the Black Hawks in 15 seasons. The value was only surpassed by Eric Nesterenko , Bobby Hull and record player Stan Mikita at the time.

Achievements and Awards

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 14th 841 143 292 435 345
Playoffs 13 113 17th 36 53 43

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jared Clinton: Longtime Chicago Blackhawk, former NHL all-star Chico Maki passes away at 76 ( Memento of the original from August 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Hockey News , Aug. 26, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thehockeynews.com
  2. ↑ Bob Verdi: Ronald “Chico 'Maki Remembered , Chicago Blackhawks, August 26, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Maki, Chico
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Maki, Ronald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Sault Ste. Marie , Ontario
DATE OF DEATH August 24, 2015
Place of death Port Dover , Ontario