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Canada Slovakia Stan Mikita

a.k.a. "Stanislav Mikita"
#21 Chicago Black Hawks / NHL - 79/80
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
May 20, 1940
Position
C
Age
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Sokolce, SVK
Weight
170 lbs / 77 kg
Nation
Canada / Slovakia
Shoots
R
Youth Team
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Contract
-
Highlights
1-time NHL Contribution to U.S. Hockey (Lester Patrick Trophy) 1
6-time NHL First All-Star Team 6
2-time NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) 2
4-time NHL Most Points (Art Ross Trophy) 4
2-time NHL Most Valuable Player (Hart Trophy) 2
2-time NHL Second All-Star Team 2
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy) 1
1-time OHL Most Points (Eddie Powers Trophy) 1

The Chicago Black Hawks legend is the franchise leader in assists, points, and games played. Mikita averaged 1.05 points-per-game over his 22 seasons, retiring with 4 Art Ross Trophies and a Stanley Cup.

Mikita, 78, died on August 7, 2018, of the effects of Lewy body dementia, in Chicago, Ill.

Grandson: Billy Gneiser

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1956-57 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 52 16 31 47 129 - | Playoffs 14 8 9 17 44 -
1957-58 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 52 31 47 78 146 - | Playoffs 8 4 5 9 46 -
1958-59 St. Catharines Teepees OHA-Jr. 45 38 59 97 197 - |
Chicago Black Hawks NHL 3 0 1 1 4 - |
1959-60 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 67 8 18 26 119 - | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -
1960-61 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 66 19 34 53 100 - | Playoffs 12 6 5 11 21 -
1961-62 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 25 52 77 97 - | Playoffs 12 6 15 21 19 -
1962-63 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 65 31 45 76 69 - | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 2 -
1963-64 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 39 50 89 146 - | Playoffs 7 3 6 9 8 -
1964-65 Chicago Black Hawks “A” NHL 70 28 59 87 154 - | Playoffs 14 3 7 10 53 -
1965-66 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 68 30 48 78 58 - | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 2 -
1966-67 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 35 62 97 12 - | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 2 -
1967-68 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 72 40 47 87 14 -3 | Playoffs 11 5 7 12 6 -
1968-69 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 74 30 67 97 52 17 |
1969-70 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 76 39 47 86 50 29 | Playoffs 8 4 6 10 2 -
1970-71 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 74 24 48 72 85 21 | Playoffs 18 5 13 18 16 -
1971-72 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 74 26 39 65 46 16 | Playoffs 8 3 1 4 4 -
1972-73 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 57 27 56 83 32 31 | Playoffs 15 7 13 20 8 -
1973-74 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 76 30 50 80 46 24 | Playoffs 11 5 6 11 8 -
1974-75 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 79 36 50 86 48 14 | Playoffs 8 3 4 7 12 -
1975-76 Chicago Black Hawks “C” NHL 48 16 41 57 37 -4 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -
1976-77 Chicago Black Hawks “C” NHL 57 19 30 49 20 -9 | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -
1977-78 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 76 18 41 59 35 18 | Playoffs 4 3 0 3 0 -
1978-79 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 65 19 36 55 34 3 |
1979-80 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 17 2 5 7 12 2 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1972-73 Canada Summit Summit72 2 0 1 1 0 1 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
NHL 22 1 394 541 926 1 467 1.05 1 270 159 | 18 155 59 91 150 0.97 169 -
OHA-Jr. 3 149 85 137 222 1.49 472 - | 2 22 12 14 26 1.18 90 -
Summit72 1 2 0 1 1 0.50 0 1 | 0
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Player Period Teams
Chico Maki (F) 1956-1976 18 Chicago Blackhawks, St. Catharines Teepees
Eric Nesterenko (F) 1958-1972 14 Chicago Blackhawks
Bobby Hull (F) 1958-1972 14 Chicago Blackhawks
Dennis Hull (F) 1964-1977 13 Canada, Chicago Blackhawks
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Number 21 retired by Chicago Blackhawks

Cult/Star player for Chicago Blackhawks

Mikita was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983.

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