Mike Pelyk

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Mike Pelyk
Born (1947-02-15) February 15, 1947 (age 78)
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Blazers
Cincinnati Stingers
NHL draft 17th overall, 1964
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 19671978

Michael Joseph Pelyk (born September 29, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 441 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 150 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1967 and 1978. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Blazers, and Cincinnati Stingers.

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Playing career

Pelyk attended Michael Power/St. Joseph High School in Etobicoke, Ontario. Although a gifted skater, Pelyk struggled with inconsistency early in his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In the 1973–74 season he seemed to be finally reaching his potential, leading Leaf defencemen with 12 goals, [1] when he was lured away from the Leafs with a million-dollar contact to the Vancouver Blazers of the WHA. However, he was never quite able to return to the potential shown in the 1973–74 season either in his two years in the WHA, or with his return to the NHL with the Maple Leafs in 1976. After two years alternating between the NHL and CHL he retired in 1978. [2] [3]

Pelyk was captain of the WHA Cincinnati Stingers for the 1975–76 season. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1964–65Westclair York Steel MetJBHL 2522123
1965–66York SteelMetJBHL
1965–66 Toronto Marlboros OHA 1703320
1966–67 Toronto MarlborosOHA4821820146173101335
1966–67 Toronto Marlboros M-Cup 904437
1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2403355
1967–68 Tulsa Oilers CHL 4701616131
1968–69 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL65391214640008
1969–70 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL3613437
1970–71 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL735212654600010
1971–72 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL461454450008
1972–73 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL7231619118
1973–74 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL711219319440004
1974–75 Vancouver Blazers WHA 75142640121
1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers WHA75102333117
1976–77 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL13022490224
1976–77 Dallas Black Hawks CHL629263573
1977–78 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL411111214120117
1977–78 Tulsa OilersCHL322121435
WHA totals150244973238
NHL totals44126881145664003341

References

  1. "Toronto Maple Leafs 1973–74 roster and statistics". hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  2. Lomon, Chris. "Mike Pelyk: Wheels in motion". nhlalumni.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
  3. "Mike Pelyk Stats and News". NHL. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  4. "Good Ship Stingers Just A Leaky Tub Out Of Home Port". stingershistory.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2009.