Stefan "Steve" Hrymnak (March 3, 1926 – November 23, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 regular season games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and 2 playoff games for the Detroit Red Wings between 1951 and 1953. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1946 to 1965, was spent in the minor leagues.[1]
| Steve Hrymnak | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hrymnak pictured in a 1944 newspaper | |||
| Born |
March 3, 1926 Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 23, 2015 (aged 89) Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1946–1965 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1942–43 | Port Arthur Flyers | TBJHL | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1943–44 | Port Arthur Flyers | TBJHL | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1943–44 | Port Arthur Flyers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 1945–46 | Port Arthur Flyers | TBJHL | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 1945–46 | Port Arthur Flyers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1946–47 | New York Rovers | EAHL | 53 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1947–48 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 39 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1948–49 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 55 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | New Haven Ramblers | AHL | 70 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 57 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 48 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 64 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953–54 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 69 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 1954–55 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 69 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 1955–56 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 69 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 52 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 48 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1959–60 | Port Arthur Bearcats | TBSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Port Arthur Bearcats | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1960–61 | Port Arthur Bearcats | TBSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Port Arthur Bearcats | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1961–62 | Port Arthur Bearcats | TBSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Port Arthur Bearcats | TBSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Port Arthur Bearcats | TBSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Port Arthur Bearcats | TBSHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 333 | 72 | 106 | 178 | 161 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| WHL totals | 307 | 44 | 87 | 131 | 163 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 31 | ||||
| NHL totals | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
editExternal links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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