Stelio Zupancich

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Stelio Zupancich
Born (1958-04-07) April 7, 1958 (age 65)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Team Canada
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 19791980

Stelio Zupancich (born April 7, 1958) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, where he scored one goal and three assists in six games.

He also played OHL hockey with the Toronto Marlboros and Oshawa Generals. [1] He finished his career playing for the Toronto Varsity Blues, twice an all star and elected to the school's Sports Hall of Fame. [2]

After hockey, he had career with the Toronto-Dominion Bank, becoming a real estate vice-president, and is married to Trish. They have a son, named Leonard. [3]

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References

  1. IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 113. ISBN   978-0-9867964-0-1.
  2. Stelio Zupancich
  3. Where are they now: Oshawa Generals’ Stelio Zupancich