
Walter Gacek
Grand Rapids Rockets / IHL - 50/51
- Date of Birth
- Jun 26, 1926
- Age
- Deceased
- Place of Birth
- Winnipeg, MB, CAN
- Nation
- Canada
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- C
- Height
- -
- Weight
- -
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- -
Walter Gacek Facts
Gacek, 93, died on May 27, 2020, in Calgary, Alta.
Walter Gacek Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942-1943 | MJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 1943-1944 | MJHL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | Playoffs | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - | |
| 1944-1945 | MJHL | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | - | ||||||||
| 1944-1945 | MJHL | - | - | - | - | - | - | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | |
| 1945-1946 | NCAA | 22 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 4 | - | ||||||||
| 1946-1947 | NCAA | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | - | ||||||||
| 1946-1947 | IHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | - | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 1947-1948 | NCAA | 23 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 8 | - | ||||||||
| 1948-1949 | NCAA | 25 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 4 | - | ||||||||
| 1949-1950 | IHL | 40 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 20 | - | Playoffs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 1950-1951 | IHL | 49 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 8 | - | ||||||||
| 1950-1951 | IHL | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
Walter Gacek Tournament Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943-1944 | Memorial Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| 1944-1945 | Memorial Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Walter Gacek Career Totals by League
| 3 | 105 | 41* | 55* | 96* | 0.91* | 40* | - | 3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.57 | 6 | - | |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 | 2 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0.67 | 10 | - | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0.73 | 2 | - | |
| 4 | 78 | 90 | 69 | 159 | 2.04 | 24 | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Walter Gacek Career Totals by Team
| 2 | 89 | 40 | 53 | 93 | 1.04 | 28 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.23 | 12 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.57 | 2 | - | |
| 3 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0.68 | 12 | - | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | - | |
| 4 | 78 | 90 | 69 | 159 | 2.04 | 24 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | - |
Walter Gacek Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 1947-1948 | |
| 1948-1949 |
Walter Gacek Biography and Trivia
Cult/Star player for Univ. of Michigan
Recorded a total of 90 goals in his career at the Univ. of Michigan.