Terry Ewasiuk

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Terry Ewasiuk
Born (1953-10-26) October 26, 1953 (age 71)
Smoky Lake, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for AHL
Hershey Bears
Baltimore Clippers
Springfield Indians
IHL
Saginaw Gears (IHL)
Fort Wayne Komets
NHL draft 103rd overall, 1973
Pittsburgh Penguins
WHA draft 40th overall, 1973
Chicago Cougars
Playing career 1973–1978

Terry Ewasiuk (born October 26, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 7th round (103rd overall) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, and was also drafted by the Chicago Cougars in the 4th round (40th overall) of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. Ewasiuk is currently the head coach for the Saddle Lake Warriors of the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League.

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Playing career

Ewasiuk began his professional career with the Hershey Bears, playing the 1973–74 and 1974–75 seasons with the American Hockey League (AHL) team. He split the 1975–76 season between the Saginaw Gears of the International Hockey League (IHL), and the Baltimore Clippers and Springfield Indians of the AHL. Ewasiuk skated the next two seasons with the Fort Wayne Komets of the IHL before retiring as a player following the 1977–78 campaign.

Coaching career

Ewasiuk served three years as head coach in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) with the Fort Saskatchewan Traders and the Sherwood Park Crusaders before becoming head coach of the Grant MacEwan College men's ice hockey team. [1] In the college ranks, Ewasiuk spent six seasons as head coach with the Grant MacEwan Griffins and seven as the head coach of the Portage College Voyageurs. On September 3, 2013, Ewasiuk was brought in as the head coach of the Saddle Lake Warriors in the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League. [2]

Personal

His son Jay (born August 2, 1980) was drafted by the Moose Jaw Warriors in the 3rd round (45th overall) 1995 WHL Bantam Draft. [3] Terry was of ukrainian origin [4] .

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