Misplaced Pages

Tom Polanic

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Canadian ice hockey player (1943–2019) Ice hockey player
Tom Polanic
Polanic at St. Michaels College, c. 1962
Born (1943-04-02)April 2, 1943
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died September 22, 2019(2019-09-22) (aged 76)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1965–1977

Thomas Joseph Polanic (April 2, 1943 – September 22, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 19 games in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars during the 1969–70 and 1970–71 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1965 to 1977, was spent in various minor leagues.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1960–61 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJBHL — — — — — — — — — —
1960–61 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHA 11 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0
1961–62 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHA 23 9 10 19 24 12 0 11 11 23
1961–62 Toronto St. Michael's Majors M-Cup — — — — — 5 0 1 1 25
1962–63 University of Michigan B1G — — — — — — — — — —
1963–64 University of Michigan B1G — 8 38 46 92 — — — — —
1964–65 University of Michigan B1G — 5 12 17 56 — — — — —
1965–66 Charlotte Checkers EHL 64 7 24 31 101 9 1 4 5 23
1965–66 Tulsa Oilers CHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1966–67 Tulsa Oilers CHL 19 0 1 1 25 — — — — —
1966–67 Victoria Maple Leafs WHL 46 1 13 14 69 — — — — —
1967–68 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 70 3 10 13 136 4 1 0 1 6
1968–69 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 74 5 17 22 187 — — — — —
1969–70 Minnesota North Stars NHL 16 0 2 2 53 5 1 1 2 4
1969–70 Iowa Stars CHL 44 1 8 9 88 8 0 1 1 8
1970–71 Minnesota North Stars NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1970–71 Cleveland Barons AHL 68 2 20 22 154 8 0 3 3 35
1971–72 Orillia Terriers OHA Sr 31 6 24 30 67 — — — — —
1972–73 Orillia Terriers OHA Sr 35 4 13 17 87 — — — — —
1973–74 Orillia Terriers OHA Sr 33 2 27 29 63 — — — — —
1974–75 Brantford Foresters OHA Sr 39 3 18 21 65 — — — — —
1976–77 Barrie Flyers OHA Sr 30 1 14 15 31 — — — — —
WHL totals 190 9 40 49 392 4 1 0 1 6
NHL totals 19 0 2 2 53 5 1 1 2 4

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-WCHA First Team 1963–64
AHCA West All-American 1963–64
NCAA All-Tournament First Team 1964
All-WCHA Second Team 1964–65

References

  1. "Thomas Joseph Polanic | Toronto | Turner & Porter Funeral Directors".
  2. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  4. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded byGeorge Hill WCHA Sophomore of the Year
1963–64 		Succeeded byGary Milroy
Stub icon

This biographical article relating to a Canadian ice hockey defenceman born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: