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Mike Pelyk

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Mike Pelyk
Born (1947-02-15) February 15, 1947 (age 77)
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Blazers
Cincinnati Stingers
NHL draft 17th overall, 1964
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1967–1978

Michael Joseph Pelyk (born September 29, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 441 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 150 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1967 and 1978. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Blazers, and Cincinnati Stingers.

Playing career

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Pelyk attended Michael Power/St. Joseph High School in Etobicoke, Ontario. Although a gifted skater, Pelyk struggled with inconsistency early in his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In the 1973–74 season he seemed to be finally reaching his potential, leading Leaf defensemen with 12 goals,[1] when he was lured away from the Leafs with a million-dollar contact to the Vancouver Blazers of the WHA. However, he was never quite able to return to the potential shown in the 1973–74 season either in his two years in the WHA, or with his return to the NHL with the Maple Leafs in 1976. After two years alternating between the NHL and CHL he retired in 1978.[2][3]

Pelyk was captain of the WHA Cincinnati Stingers for the 1975–76 season.[4]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1964–65 Westclair York Steel MetJBHL 25 2 21 23
1965–66 York Steel MetJBHL
1965–66 Toronto Marlboros OHA 17 0 3 3 20
1966–67 Toronto Marlboros OHA 48 2 18 20 146 17 3 10 13 35
1966–67 Toronto Marlboros M-Cup 9 0 4 4 37
1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 24 0 3 3 55
1967–68 Tulsa Oilers CHL 47 0 16 16 131
1968–69 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 65 3 9 12 146 4 0 0 0 8
1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 36 1 3 4 37
1970–71 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73 5 21 26 54 6 0 0 0 10
1971–72 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 46 1 4 5 44 5 0 0 0 8
1972–73 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 72 3 16 19 118
1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 71 12 19 31 94 4 0 0 0 4
1974–75 Vancouver Blazers WHA 75 14 26 40 121
1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 75 10 23 33 117
1976–77 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 13 0 2 2 4 9 0 2 2 4
1976–77 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 62 9 26 35 73
1977–78 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 41 1 11 12 14 12 0 1 1 7
1977–78 Tulsa Oilers CHL 32 2 12 14 35
WHA totals 150 24 49 73 238
NHL totals 441 26 88 114 566 40 0 3 3 41

References

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  1. ^ "Toronto Maple Leafs 1973–74 roster and statistics". hockeydb.com. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Lomon, Chris. "Mike Pelyk: Wheels in motion". nhlalumni.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
  3. ^ "Mike Pelyk Stats and News". NHL. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Good Ship Stingers Just A Leaky Tub Out Of Home Port". stingershistory.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
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