Wayne Maki

Date of Birth: Nov 10, 1944
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: LW
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 80 kg / 176 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

Wayne Maki Facts

Maki, 29, died on May 12, 1974, of brain cancer, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Brother: Chico Maki

Wayne Maki Statistics

									Post
1962-1963	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	NOJHL	40	20	19	39	8	-	Playoffs	5	5	0	5	7	-
1963-1964	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	NOJHL	36	43	31	74	44	-	Playoffs	17	17	7	24	24	-
1964-1965	St. Catharines Black Hawks	OHA-Jr.	56	29	48	77	43	-
1964-1965	St. Louis Braves	CenPHL	3	0	0	0	4	-
1965-1966	St. Louis Braves	CenPHL	69	25	26	51	46	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	13	-
1966-1967	St. Louis Braves	CenPHL	67	31	28	59	69	-
1967-1968	Dallas Black Hawks	CenPHL	12	5	7	12	14	-	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	17	-
1967-1968	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	49	5	5	10	32	-4	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	2	-
1968-1969	Dallas Black Hawks	CenHL	50	25	24	49	74	-	Playoffs	11	7	7	14	37	-
1968-1969	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
1969-1970	Buffalo Bisons	AHL	40	13	20	33	72	-	Playoffs	14	4	4	8	61	-
1969-1970	St. Louis Blues	NHL	16	2	1	3	4	-4
1970-1971	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	78	25	38	63	99	-13
1971-1972	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	76	22	25	47	43	-4
1972-1973	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	26	3	10	13	6	-11

Wayne Maki Career Totals by League


AHL	1	40	13	20	33	0.83	72	-	1	14	4	4	8	0.57	61	-
CenHL (CenPHL)	5	201	86	85	171	0.85	207	-	3	18	9	9	18	1.00	67	-
NHL	6	246	57	79	136	0.55	184	-36	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	2	-
NOJHL	2	76	63	50	113	1.49	52	-	2	22	22	7	29	1.32	31	-
OHA-Jr.	1	56	29	48	77	1.38	43	-	0

Wayne Maki Career Totals by Team


Buffalo Bisons	1	40	13	20	33	0.83	72	-	1	14	4	4	8	0.57	61	-
Chicago Black Hawks	2	50	5	5	10	0.20	32	-4	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	2	-
Dallas Black Hawks	2	62	30	31	61	0.98	88	-	2	16	9	8	17	1.06	54	-
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	2	76	63	50	113	1.49	52	-	2	22	22	7	29	1.32	31	-
St. Catharines Black Hawks	1	56	29	48	77	1.38	43	-	0
St. Louis Blues	1	16	2	1	3	0.19	4	-4	0
St. Louis Braves	3	139	56	54	110	0.79	119	-	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	13	-
Vancouver Canucks	3	180	50	73	123	0.68	148	-28	0

Wayne Maki Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1966-1967	CPHL - Second All-Star Team
1969-1970	AHL Calder Cup Champion

Wayne Maki Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1970, 1 #24 by Vancouver Canucks in the NHL Expansion Draft
Number 11 retired by Vancouver Canucks

Maki was diagnosed with brain cancer 17 months prior to his death. His #11 jersey was unofficially retired by the Vancouver Canucks until Mark Messier, who had worn #11 with the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers, joined the team as an unrestricted free agent in 1997.

Career transactions
- 1970-06-10 • Claimed in Expansion Draft by the Vancouver Canucks
- 1969-06-11 • Claimed in Intra-League Draft by the St. Louis Blues