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Stan Baluik
Canadian ice hockey player and golfer
Stanley Baluik (also spelled Baliuk;[1] born October 5, 1935) is a former Canadian ice hockey centre and professional golfer. He played in 7 games for the Boston Bruins in the NHL during the 1959-60 season, with the rest of his hockey career spent in various minor leagues.
| Stan Baluik | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1935-10-05) October 5, 1935 (age 88) Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1954–1964 | ||
In hockey, Baluik played from 1954 to 1964 in the Ontario Hockey Association, Quebec Hockey League, Western Hockey League, American Hockey League, and National Hockey League.[citation needed] He won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as Rookie of the Year while playing with the Providence Reds of the AHL in 1959-60.[2] He played in 7 games for the Boston Bruins in the NHL during the 1959-60 season.
In golf, Baluik turned professional in 1955 and was club pro at the Fort William Country Club in Fort William, Ontario during the hockey off-season. In 1963, he accepted a position at the Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln, Rhode Island where he continued working until retirement. He won several amateur and professional tournaments in Canada and New England, including the 1965 Vermont Open and the 1971 Rhode Island Open.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1950–51 | Fort William Canadiens | NOJHA | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1951–52 | Fort William Canadiens | NOJHA | 30 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Fort William Canadiens | NOJHA | 30 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1952–53 | Fort William Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1953–54 | Fort William Canadiens | NOJHA | 34 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1953–54 | Fort William Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 1954–55 | Kitchener Canucks | OHA | 49 | 20 | 51 | 71 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Montreal Royals | QHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Kitchener Canucks | OHA | 48 | 31 | 73 | 104 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | ||
| 1956–57 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QHL | 68 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1957–58 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 32 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 55 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1959–60 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Providence Reds | AHL | 65 | 23 | 57 | 80 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1960–61 | Providence Reds | AHL | 71 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Providence Reds | AHL | 69 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1962–63 | Providence Reds | AHL | 72 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1963–64 | Providence Reds | AHL | 65 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 347 | 126 | 249 | 375 | 297 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
- Edwards, Helen (2019). The History of Professional Hockey in Victoria: BC: 1911-2011. FriesenPress. p. 177. ISBN 9781525538087.
- Mancuso, Jim (2006). Hockey in Providence. Arcadia. p. 1954. ISBN 9781439617960.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame profile
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