Mike Daski
Date of birth | May 24, 1929 |
place of birth | Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada |
size | 172 cm |
Weight | 74 kg |
position | center |
Shot hand | Left |
Career stations | |
1947-1949 | Winnipeg Black Hawks |
1949-1950 | Ayr Raiders |
1950 | Harringay Racers |
1950-1952 | Kelowna Packers |
1951-1952 | Philadelphia Falcons |
1952-1953 | Earls Court Rangers |
1952-1953 | Sydney Millionaires |
1952-1953 | Saint John Beavers |
1953-1954 | Paisley Pirates |
1953-1954 | HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano |
1953-1954 | Brighton Tigers |
1954-1955 | Brandon Wheat Kings |
1955-1957 | EC Bad Toelz |
1957-1959 | HC Montana |
1959 | Wembley Lions |
1962-1963 | Winnipeg Maroons |
Mike Daski (born May 24, 1929 in Winnipeg , Manitoba ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and coach, who could also show notable successes in numerous other sports.
Career
As a player
Mike Daski began his career as a hockey player with the Winnipeg Black Hawks from the Manitoba Junior Hockey League . He then went to Great Britain , where he moved to the Ayr Raiders in the Scottish National League . He then played for the Harringay Racers in the English National League , and the Kelowna Packers in the Okanagan Senior Hockey League .
In the years that followed, the Canadian with Ukrainian roots played for the Philadelphia Palcons from the Eastern Hockey League , the Earls Court Rangers from the English National League and the Sydney Millionaires from the Maritime Major Hockey League , as well as the Saint John Beavers from the New Brunswick Senior Hockey League .
Daski later returned to the UK, where he played for the Paisley Pirates in the Scottish National League and the Brighton Tigers in the Autumn Cup . With HC Diavoli Rossoneri Milano , he finished third in Serie A in 1954 .
Most recently he was under contract in his Canadian homeland with the Brandon Wheat Kings, in Germany with EC Bad Tölz in the ice hockey league , the HC Montana-Crans in Switzerland, the Wembley Lions in the British National League and the Winnipeg Maroons.
As a trainer
As a coach, Daski became Canadian amateur champions with the Winnipeg Maroons. He worked for a long time, especially in Germany. There he was under contract with TuS Holzkirchen , with whom he achieved promotion to the ice hockey league in the 1968/69 season. He was also active as head coach in the ice hockey Bundesliga for the Augsburger EV , SC Riessersee and EV Landshut . With SB Rosenheim he became league champions. He also had engagements at EHC 70 Munich , ESV Kaufbeuren , Berliner SC , EHC Straubing , SV Bayreuth , GEC Nordhorn , VER Selb , with whom he was promoted to the league in the 1991/92 season and the ERSC Amberg .
In Austria he was with HC Salzburg and EC Graz , in Switzerland with EHC Kloten and HC Montana , in the Netherlands with Tilburg Trappers and Eaters Geleen , and in Italy with HC Merano . During his time at Meran he was named Trainer of the Year.
Achievements and Awards
- 1954 Master of the BSHL with the Brandon Wheat Kings
As a trainer
- 1966 German champion with the EC Bad Tölz
- 1969 Champion of the regional league and promotion to the major league with TuS Holzkirchen
- 1992 promotion to the league with the VER Selb
- Oberliga champions with SB Rosenheim
Career statistics
Main round | Play-offs | |||||||||||||
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season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
1949/50 | Harringay Racers | GBR | 7th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1951/52 | Philadelphia Falcons | EHL | 25th | 5 | 10 | 15th | 20th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1952/53 | Sydney Millionaires | MMHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1952/53 | Earl's Court Rangers | GBR | 35 | 11 | 25th | 26th | 88 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1953/54 | Brighton Tigers | GBR | 3 | 4th | 2 | 6th | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1953/54 | Paisley Pirates | SCO | 8th | 6th | 7th | 13 | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1954/55 | Brandon Wheat Kings | BSHL | ||||||||||||
1955/56 | EC Bad Toelz | OIL | ||||||||||||
1956/57 | EC Bad Toelz | OIL | ||||||||||||
1962/63 | Winnipeg Maroons | BSHL |
( 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 )
Success in other sports
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American football
- Isaac Newton High School: Provincial Master
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baseball
- Elwood Giants: Canadian Junior Champion and Canadian Junior Champion
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basketball
- CUAC (Canadian-Ukrainian Athletics Club): Canadian Junior Champion as a player (WHL)
- CUAC (Canadian-Ukrainian Athletic Club): Canadian runner-up as coach of the women's team
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Curling
- Montana: Swiss champions
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Soccer
- EPAC Institute: Canadian runner-up
Web links
- Mike Daski at hockeydb.com (English)
- Hans Zach also danced over Daski's fruit boxes
- Biography Mike Daski - A coach who takes tough action from time to time ( Memento from April 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Daski, Mike |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player and coach, basketball player and coach, football player and curler |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada |