Ice hockey player
| George Kuzmicz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1952-05-24)May 24, 1952 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
September 25, 2015(2015-09-25) (aged 63) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Toronto Toros | ||
| NHL draft |
138th overall, 1972 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1976 | ||
George Kuzmicz (May 24, 1952 – September 25, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Kuzmicz played parts of two WHA seasons with the Toronto Toros. He was drafted in the ninth round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Detroit Red Wings. As a youth, he played in the 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Cedar Hill.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Cornell University | NCAA | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Cornell University | NCAA | 29 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Cornell University | NCAA | 25 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 34 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Mohawk Valley Comets | NAHL-Sr. | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Buffalo Norsemen | NAHL-Sr. | 38 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 35 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NAHL-Sr. totals | 51 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC First Team | 1973–74 | |
| AHCA East All-American | 1973–74 |
- 1973–74 Cornell Boosters Award (dedication and team play)
- 1973–74 Ivy League First All-Star Team
References
- "Obituary of George Kuzmicz | Ogden Funeral Homes". ogden.funeraltechweb.com. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "1972 NHL Amateur Draft -- George Kuzmicz". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ "Ralph Hopiavouri at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
- Buffalo Norsemen players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey players
- Detroit Red Wings draft picks
- Ice hockey people from Montreal
- Mohawk Valley Comets (NAHL) players
- Toronto Toros players
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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