Nick Wasnie
Nickolas Waesne (January 28, 1903 – May 26, 1991), better known as Nick Wasnie, was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Montreal Canadiens, New York Americans, Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Eagles between 1927 and 1935. He won the Stanley Cup twice with the Montreal Canadiens in 1930 and 1931. After his NHL career Wasnie spent several years in various minor leagues, retiring from playing in 1940. He died in Brainerd, Minnesota in 1991.[1]
| Nick Wasnie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 28, 1903 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
May 26, 1991 (aged 88) Brainerd, Minnesota, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
NHL Chicago Black Hawks St. Louis Eagles Montreal Canadiens New York Americans Ottawa Senators IHL Pittsburgh Shamrocks CAHL Quebec Beavers Newark Bulldogs AHA Winnipeg Maroons Kansas City Greyhounds CHL Minneapolis Millers | ||
| Playing career | 1925–1940 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1925–26 | Winnipeg Maroons | CHL | 31 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1926–27 | Winnipeg Maroons | AHA | 21 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Quebec Castors | Can-Am | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 1928–29 | Newark Bulldogs | Can-Am | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1930–31 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1931–32 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932–33 | New York Americans | NHL | 48 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 37 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | St. Louis Eagles | NHL | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Minneapolis Millers | CHL | 33 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1935–36 | Rochester Cardinals | IHL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Kansas City Greyhounds | AHA | 46 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1937–38 | Kansas City Greyhounds | AHA | 45 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Kansas City Greyhounds | AHA | 48 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Kansas City Greyhounds | AHA | 48 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHA totals | 208 | 86 | 82 | 168 | 154 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 248 | 57 | 34 | 91 | 176 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | ||||
Awards and achievements
- Stanley Cup Championships (1930, 1931)
- CHL First All-Star Team (1935)
- AHA First All-Star Team (1937)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
References
- "Obituaries", Winnipeg Free Press, Tuesday, May 28, 1991, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Nick Wasnie's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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