Bob Janecyk

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Bob Janecyk
Born (1957-05-18) May 18, 1957 (age 67)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 19791989

Robert T. Janecyk (born May 18, 1957) is an American retired ice hockey goaltender who played 110 games in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Black Hawks between 1984 and 1988. [1]

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Career

Janecyk attended Marist High School and played for Chicago State University in his hometown from 1976 to 1978. He turned professional with the Fort Wayne Komets, then played in the American Hockey League for the New Brunswick Hawks, going 11-2 in the 1982 playoffs as the team captured the AHL's Calder Cup.

Janecyk made his NHL debut with the Black Hawks during the 1983–84 season, appearing in eight games. A trade on the day of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft sent Chicago's first, third and fourth-round selections plus Janecyk to the Los Angeles Kings for their first and fourth-round picks. Chicago selected Ed Olczyk second overall, while the Kings used the fourth-round pick to select Tom Glavine, a future member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Janecyk received more playing time out of the change of teams. He started in goal 89 times for Los Angeles the next two seasons, plus three games of the 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs. Two of those games went to overtime, but Janecyk and the Kings ended up eliminated by Wayne Gretzky and the Edmonton Oilers, who went on to win the Stanley Cup.

Personal life

Janecyk's son Adam Janecyk was a goalie for the University of Michigan's hockey team from 2010 to 2014.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1975–76 Chicago State University NCAA-II
1976–77 Chicago State UniversityNCAA-II
1977–78 Chicago State UniversityNCAA-II
1978–79 Chicago State UniversityNCAA-II
1979–80 Flint Generals IHL 2119502.53
1979–80 Chicago Cardinals CnHL 101060606.00
1979–80 Fort Wayne Komets IHL40220812813.48389402.70
1980–81 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 3411181191513104.10.853
1981–82 New Brunswick HawksAHL5332137322415322.85141128183212.35
1982–83 Springfield Indians AHL4719244275416733.64.888
1983–84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 82314102804.10.882
1983–84 Springfield IndiansAHL301411416649403.39
1984–85 Los Angeles Kings NHL5223218305318623.66.8773031831003.28.899
1985–86 Los Angeles KingsNHL3814164207216204.69.855
1986–87 Los Angeles KingsNHL74304193404.87.847
1987–88 Los Angeles KingsNHL51403032304.56.861
1987–88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL3719133216212513.47.855
1988–89 Los Angeles KingsNHL100030204.01.909
1988–89 New Haven NighthawksAHL3414136199213113.95.874
NHL totals111444713628643524.15.8673031831003.28.899

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