Nick Wasnie

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Nick Wasnie
Date of birth January 28, 1903
place of birth Selkirk , Manitoba , Canada
date of death May 26, 1991
Place of death Brainerd , Minnesota , USA
size 178 cm
Weight 79 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1920-1923 Selkirk Fishermen
1923-1925 Coleman Tigers
1925-1927 Winnipeg Maroons
1927-1928 Chicago Black Hawks
Castors de Quebec
1928-1929 Newark Bulldogs
1929-1932 Canadiens de Montréal
1932-1933 New York Americans
1933-1934 Ottawa Senators
1934-1935 St. Louis Eagles
Minneapolis Millers
1935-1936 Rochester Cardinals
Pittsburgh Shamrocks
1936-1940 Kansas City Greyhounds

Nick Wasnie (actually Nickolas Waesne ; born January 28, 1903 in Selkirk , Manitoba ; † May 26, 1991 in Brainerd , Minnesota , USA ) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Chicago Black Hawks from 1920 to 1940, among others , the Canadiens de Montréal , the New York Americans , the Ottawa Senators and the St. Louis Eagles were in the National Hockey League . He is also considered to be one of the founders of the slap shot .

Career

Wasnie was in 1903 Selkirk , as a child Ukrainian born -stämmiger parents. He learned to play ice hockey at the local club, the Selkirk Fishermen. From 1920 he played there regularly in the first team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League . In 1925 he moved to the Coleman Tigers in the Alberta Senior Hockey League .

After just one season he moved on to the Winnipeg Maroons , where he got his first professional contract. With the Maroons he spent two seasons, one of which the team played in the Central Hockey League and one in the American Hockey Association . Wasnie then signed a contract with the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League , which he left after only 14 games and spent the rest of the season with the Castors de Québec in the Canadian-American Hockey League . But Wasnie didn't last long there either: at the end of the season, he was transferred to the league competitor, the Newark Bulldogs .

His odyssey drove the right wing back into the NHL, where he signed a contract with the Canadiens de Montréal . With the Canadiens Wasnie came to rest a bit and at the same time celebrated the most successful period of his career, he won the Stanley Cup in 1930 and 1931 . He played in line with the legendary Howie Morenz and Aurèle Joliat . After three seasons, 156 games and 55 points scored, he left the Canadiens to join the New York Americans . It was followed by another season with another league competitor, the Ottawa Senators , and a brief interlude with the St. Louis Eagles , before he joined the Minneapolis Millers from the Central Hockey League . At Minneapolis, he ended the season and then moved to the Rochester Cardinals in the International Hockey League . There he stayed only seven games before moving to league rivals, the Pittsburgh Shamrocks .

He spent the last four seasons of his career with the Kansas City Greyhounds in the AHA before Wasnie retired. He came to 268 games in the NHL during his career, in which he scored 63 goals and gave 37 assists.

Wasnie is also remembered for his pioneering role in relation to the slap shot , which he practiced as one of the first. John Mariucci , former NHL defender and manager, said: “Wasnie has the hardest shot the pros have ever seen.” When asked, Wasnie said: “At that time, the slap shot was not practiced. I was the only one with a bent stick, so I was able to give the puck a certain twist. ” In the sports press of the time, Wasnie's shooting technique received constant attention.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1925/26 Winnipeg Maroons CHL 31 7th 1 8th 35 5 1 0 1 0
1926/27 Winnipeg Maroons AHA 21st 7th 3 10 33 - - - - -
1927/28 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 14th 1 0 1 22nd - - - - -
1927/28 Castors de Quebec CAHL 22nd 8th 3 11 32 6th 3 0 3 18th
1928/29 Newark Bulldogs CAHL 40 14th 6th 20th 76 - - - - -
1929/30 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 44 12 11 23 64 6th 2 2 4th 12
1930/31 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 44 9 2 11 26th 10 4th 1 5 8th
1931/32 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 48 10 2 12 16 4th 0 0 0 0
1932/33 New York Americans NHL 48 11 12 23 36 - - - - -
1933/34 Ottawa Senators NHL 37 11 6th 17th 10 - - - - -
1934/35 St. Louis Eagles NHL 13 3 1 4th 2 - - - - -
1934/35 Minneapolis Millers CHL 33 16 19th 35 32 5 2 3 5 4th
1935/36 Rochester Cardinals IHL 7th 3 4th 7th 7th - - - - -
1935/36 Pittsburgh shamrocks IHL 35 14th 21st 35 53 - - - - -
1936/37 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA 46 18th 19th 37 52 3 0 1 1 0
1937/38 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA 45 9 12 21st 14th - - - - -
1938/39 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA 48 34 27 61 19th - - - - -
1939/40 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA 48 18th 21st 39 36 - - - - -
CHL total 64 23 20th 43 67 10 3 3 6th 4th
AHA total 208 86 82 168 154 3 0 1 1 0
CAHL total 62 22nd 9 31 108 6th 3 0 3 18th
IHL total 42 17th 25th 42 60 - - - - -
NHL overall 248 57 34 91 176 20th 6th 3 9 20th

( 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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nick Wasnie. Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame, accessed June 1, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b Nick Wasnie. greatesthockeylegends.com, July 17, 2016, accessed June 1, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Nick Wasnie's Slap Shot Of '30's Still Remembered. brainerdhistory.com, accessed June 1, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Wasnie, Nick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Waesne, Nickolas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Selkirk , Manitoba
DATE OF DEATH May 26, 1991
Place of death Brainerd , Minnesota