Cliff Koroll

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Cliff Koroll
Born (1946-10-01) October 1, 1946 (age 78)
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 19691980

Clifford Eugene Koroll (born October 1, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League between 1969 and 1980. He played in two Stanley Cup Finals with the Black Hawks (1971 and 1973).

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Playing career

After earning all-WCHA honours at the University of Denver in 1968, Koroll signed an NHL contract and played his entire National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks. [1] He then became as assistant coach for the Blackhawks for six seasons (1980–1984 and 1985–1987). In the 1984–85 season he served as head coach for the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League.

Koroll served as president of the Chicago Blackhawks Alumni Association. [2] On October 19, 2006 he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame at his alma mater, the University of Denver. [3] He was also inducted into the Chicago Sports Hall of Fame. In the summer of 2015, he was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall Of Fame.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1965–66 University of Denver WCHA 3221103123
1966–67 University of DenverWCHA2518193734
1967–68 University of DenverWCHA3418224055
1968–69 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 672834625011281015
1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 731819374481459
1970–71 Chicago Black HawksNHL721634508518791618
1971–72 Chicago Black HawksNHL7622234551800011
1972–73 Chicago Black HawksNHL77332457381646106
1973–74 Chicago Black HawksNHL78212546321125713
1974–75 Chicago Black HawksNHL802732592783588
1975–76 Chicago Black HawksNHL802533582941010
1976–77 Chicago Black HawksNHL801526412520000
1977–78 Chicago Black HawksNHL731615311941010
1978–79 Chicago Black HawksNHL781219312040000
1979–80 Chicago Black HawksNHL47347620002
NHL totals8142082544623768519294867

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-WCHA Second team 1967–68

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References

  1. "Cliff Koroll player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  2. Wittenberg, Harvey (2010-01-05). "Unsung Hawks: Cliff Koroll". Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Club. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  3. "University of Denver Announces Inductees to Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2003". University of Denver. 2003-07-09. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-02-21.