Wayne Maki
Wayne Maki | |||
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Born |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | November 10, 1944||
Died |
May 12, 1974 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 29)||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks St. Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks | ||
Playing career | 1965–1973 |
Wayne Maki (November 10, 1944 – May 12, 1974) was a professional ice hockey player and an early star of the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Maki was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and he was of Finnish descent.[1] He broke into professional hockey in 1964 with the St. Louis Braves of the Central Hockey League (CPHL), and joined the Chicago Black Hawks at left wing for the 1967–68 season, playing the year with his older brother Chico.
Maki was claimed by the St. Louis Blues in 1969. In a preseason game on September 21, 1969, Maki and Boston Bruins defenceman "Terrible" Ted Green engaged in a bloody, violent stick-swinging fight; Green was hit in the head and suffered a fractured skull and a brain injury. Maki and Green were both charged with assault as a result of the incident, the first time NHL players faced charges as a result of on-ice violence; both were acquitted.[2] Maki was suspended by the NHL for 30 days.[2] Maki was eventually sent down to the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League (AHL). Later commentators have rated Maki's attack as one of the most vicious attacks in league history.
The Vancouver Canucks claimed Maki in the 1970 NHL Expansion Draft. The feisty winger caught on with the team and became one of the franchise's first stars, being among the team's leading scorers both of his full seasons with the team. Maki played two-and-a-half seasons with Vancouver until being diagnosed with brain cancer in December 1972. He died on May 12, 1974, aged 29.[3] The Canucks unofficially retired his number 11 jersey until Mark Messier, who had worn number 11 with the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers, joined the team in 1997. The Canucks allowed Messier to wear the number over the protest of Maki's family.[4]
Maki's NHL career statistics were: 246 games played, 57 goals, 79 assists, 136 points, and 184 penalty minutes in regular season play, and two games played, one goal, no assists, one point, and two penalty minutes in the playoffs.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1963–64 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOJHA | 36 | 43 | 31 | 74 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65 | St. Catharines Black Hawks | OHA-Jr. | 56 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
1964–65 | St. Louis Braves | CPHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1965–66 | St. Louis Braves | CPHL | 69 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
1966–67 | St. Louis Braves | CPHL | 67 | 31 | 28 | 59 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 49 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1967–68 | Dallas Black Hawks | CPHL | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | ||
1968–69 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 50 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 74 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 37 | ||
1969–70 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 40 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 72 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 61 | ||
1970–71 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 25 | 38 | 63 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 76 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
CPHL/CHL totals | 251 | 86 | 85 | 171 | 207 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 67 | ||||
NHL totals | 246 | 57 | 79 | 136 | 184 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nieminen, Jouni (October 14, 2019). "Kovin ja kiltein". NordicBet (in Finnish). Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "Bruins' Marty McSorley charged with assault". CBC. 8 March 2000. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "A roundup of the week May 13–19". Sports Illustrated. 27 May 1974. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Dellapina, John; Brown, Frank (30 July 1997). "A MARK OF CONTROVERSY MAKI'S WIDOW, SON PEEVED OVER NO. 11". New York Daily News. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- CBC Sports Online: Top 10 Hockey Violence Lowlights
- 1944 births
- 1974 deaths
- Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Deaths from brain cancer in Canada
- Deaths from cancer in Ontario
- Ice hockey people from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- St. Catharines Black Hawks players
- St. Louis Blues players
- Vancouver Canucks players
- Canadian people of Finnish descent