Ivan Boldirev

Ivan Boldirev
Date of birth	August 15, 1949
place of birth	Zrenjanin , Yugoslavia
Nickname	Ike
size	183 cm
Weight	86 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft	1969 , 1st round, 11th position Boston Bruins
Career stations
1967-1969	Oshawa Generals
1969-1971	Oklahoma City Blazers
1971	Boston Bruins
1971-1974	California Golden Seals
1974-1979	Chicago Black Hawks
1979-1980	Atlanta Flames
1980-1983	Vancouver Canucks
1983-1985	Detroit Red Wings

Ivan B. Boldirev ( Serbian - Cyrillic Иван Болдирев ; born August 15, 1949 in Zrenjanin ) is a former Yugoslav - Canadian ice hockey player . In his career he played in the National Hockey League from 1970 to 1985 for the Boston Bruins , California Golden Seals , Chicago Black Hawks , Atlanta Flames , Vancouver Canucks and the Detroit Red Wings on the position of the center .

Career

Ivan Boldirev was born in Zrenjanin , Yugoslavia in 1949 . As a child he emigrated with his family to the Canadian town of Sault Ste. Marie in the Province of Ontario . Until 1967 he played at a local junior club, from 1967 to 1969 he went on the ice for the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey Association . In the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft , the player was selected in the first round in eleventh position by the Boston Bruins . After the draft, he completed the majority of two seasons with the Oklahoma City Blazers in the Central Hockey League .

In the NHL season 1971/72 he came in the first eleven games of the Bruins for use before he was transferred to the California Golden Seals on November 17, 1971 in exchange for Rich LeDuc and Chris Oddleifson . After around three seasons for one of the worst teams in the National Hockey League , the striker was given to the Chicago Black Hawks on May 24, 1974 . California received players Mike Christie and Len Frig in return . In Chicago, his points yield increased. Boldirev played in a row with Grant Mulvey and Darcy Rota and was particularly often used in outnumbered situations. In 1977 and 1978 he was Chicago's top scorer, and in 1978 he was invited to the NHL All-Star Game .

After almost five years with the Black Hawks, he was given to the Atlanta Flames after an exchange deal on March 13, 1979 together with Darcy Rota and Phil Russell . In return, Tom Lysiak , Pat Ribble , Greg Fox , Harold Phillipoff and Miles Zaharko moved to Chicago. Eleven months later, Boldirev was transferred to the Vancouver Canucks . In the 1981/82 NHL season , Ivan Boldirev reached the Stanley Cup final with the Canucks . The Canucks were defeated there by the New York Islanders in the best-of-seven series with 0: 4.

On January 17, 1983, the Canucks transferred him to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Mark Kirton . In the 1983/84 season he set his personal best with 83 scorer points in 75 completed games. After another season in Detroit, the left shooter ended his career.

Achievements and Awards

• 1971 CHL Second All-Star Team
• 1978 Participation in the NHL All-Star Game

Career statistics

				Regular season							Play-offs
season	team	league		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM	+/-		Sp	T	V	Pt	SM	+/-
1967/68	Oshawa Generals	OHA		50	18th	26th	44	76			-	-	-	-	-	-
1968/69	Oshawa Generals	OHA		54	25th	34	59	101			-	-	-	-	-	-
1969/70	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		65	18th	49	67	114			-	-	-	-	-	-
1970/71	Oklahoma City Blazers	CHL		68	19th	52	71	98			5	1	4th	5	9
1970/71	Boston Bruins	NHL		2	0	0	0	0	± 0		-	-	-	-	-	-
1971/72	Boston Bruins	NHL		11	0	2	2	6th	+2		-	-	-	-	-	-
1971/72	California Golden Seals	NHL		57	16	23	39	54	−14		-	-	-	-	-	-
1972/73	California Golden Seals	NHL		56	11	23	34	58	−23		-	-	-	-	-	-
1973/74	California Golden Seals	NHL		78	25th	31	56	22nd	−51		-	-	-	-	-	-
1974/75	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		80	24	43	67	54	−3		8th	4th	2	6th	2	+1
1975/76	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		78	28	34	62	33	−23		4th	0	1	1	0	± 0
1976/77	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		80	24	38	62	40	−15		2	0	1	1	0	± 0
1977/78	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		80	35	45	80	34	−3		4th	0	2	2	2	± 0
1978/79	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		66	29	35	64	25th	+7		-	-	-	-	-	-
1978/79	Atlanta Flames	NHL		13	6th	8th	14th	6th	+1		2	0	2	2	2	± 0
1979/80	Atlanta Flames	NHL		52	16	24	40	20th	−1		-	-	-	-	-	-
1979/80	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		27	16	11	27	14th	−1		4th	0	2	2	0	± 0
1980/81	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		72	26th	33	59	34	−12		1	1	1	2	0	± 0
1981/82	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		78	33	40	73	45	−17		17th	8th	3	11	4th	+1
1982/83	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		39	5	20th	25th	12	−9		-	-	-	-	-	-
1982/83	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		33	13	17th	30th	14th	−6		-	-	-	-	-	-
1983/84	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		75	35	48	83	20th	+3		4th	0	5	5	4th	± 0
1984/85	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		75	19th	30th	49	16	−25		2	0	1	1	0	± 0
OHA total				104	43	60	103	177			-	-	-	-	-	-
CHL total				133	37	101	138	212			5	1	4th	5	9
NHL overall				1052	361	505	866	507	−190		48	13	20th	33	14th	+2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; ¹  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

• Ivan Boldirev at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Ivan Boldirev at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Ivan Boldirev at hockeydraftcentral.com
• Ivan Boldirev at hockeydb.com (English)