John Mariucci

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United StatesUnited States  John Mariucci Ice hockey player
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1985
Date of birth May 8, 1916
place of birth Eveleth , Minnesota , USA
date of death March 23, 1987
Place of death Minneapolis , Minnesota
size 178 cm
Weight 91 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1939-1940 University of Minnesota
1940-1942 Chicago Black Hawks
1942-1944 Coast Guard Clippers
1945-1948 Chicago Black Hawks
1948-1949 St. Louis Flyers
1949-1950 Minneapolis Millers
1950-1951 St. Paul Saints
1951-1952 Minneapolis Millers

John Mariucci (born May 8, 1916 in Eveleth , Minnesota , † March 23, 1987 in Minneapolis ) was an American ice hockey defender , coach and manager of Italian descent.

Career

Mariucci, of Italian descent, grew up in Eveleth in northern Minnesota . For the 1938/39 season he came to the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities . In addition to ice hockey, he also played on the football team . In 1940, after an undefeated season with the ice hockey team, he won the national championship of the Amateur Athletic Union . In addition, Mariucci was elected to the All-American team.

In 1940 he began his professional career in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks . After he was called up to the Coast Guard in 1942 and had played there two seasons with the Coast Guard Clippers , he returned in 1945 to the Black Hawks. In a total of five years Mariucci scored eleven goals in 223 games and gave 34 assists. On October 28, 1948 he was transferred to the St. Louis Flyers in the American Hockey League . There he played 68 games (12 goals, 30 assists). He then played another three years in the minor league for the Minneapolis Millers and the St. Paul Saints .

After the end of his career as a player, Mariucci took over the position of head coach for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in 1952. He avoided the commitment of Canadian players, but relied on the promotion of young talent from Minnesota. He was also involved in developing high school support programs. He worked for the Gophers until the 1965/66 season, with the exception of that of 1955/56, where he coached the US national team and won the silver medal at the Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo . For the World Championships in 1976 and 1977 he was again coach of the US national ice hockey team.

From 1967 until his death in 1987, he was deputy general manager of the Minnesota North Stars .

Mariucci was inducted into both the United States Hockey Hall of Fame and the Hockey Hall of Fame . He is considered the "godfather" of Minnesota ice hockey. In 1977 he was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy . Him the University of Minnesota in 1985 named in honor Williams Arena in Mariucci Arena to 1993, the newly opened ice hockey received Arena name.

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 5 223 11 34 45 328
Playoffs 3 12 0 3 3 26th

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ niashf.org, John Mariucci
personal data
SURNAME Mariucci, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player, manager and coach
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Eveleth
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 1987
Place of death Minneapolis