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Bucyk was born in Edmonton to Sam and Pearl Bucyk, Ukrainian immigrants from the village of Butsiv, in what is now Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. [5] The family was poor, with Pearl working two jobs and his father, Sam, was unemployed for over four years. His father died when Bucyk was 11 years old. [4]
Wayne Gretzky's #99 was retired league-wide in 2000 [1]. This is a complete list of numbers retired by the National Hockey League (NHL).A retired number is a jersey number that is taken out of circulation by a team as a way of honouring a former member of that team who wore that number; after the number's retirement, members of that team are not permitted to wear the number on their jerseys ...
Johnny Bucyk † 21 1,436 (1957–1978) [19] Patrice Bergeron: 19 1,294 Played entire career with the team (2003–2023) [77] Don Sweeney: 15 1,052 (1988–2003) [202] David Krejci: 16 1,032 Played entire career with the team (2006–2021, 2022–2023) Played overseas during the 2021–22 NHL season [329] Brad Marchand ↑ 15 1,029
Detroit reacquired Sawchuk by trading young forward Johnny Bucyk to Boston. After seven seasons, when they had another promising young goalie ( Roger Crozier ) ready for promotion from the minor leagues, Detroit left Sawchuk unprotected in the 1964 NHL Intra-League Draft , and he was quickly claimed by the Maple Leafs. [ 7 ]
The "Uke Line"—named for the Ukrainian heritage of Johnny Bucyk, Vic Stasiuk, and Bronco Horvath – came to Boston in 1957 and enjoyed four productive offensive seasons, heralding, along with scoring stalwarts Don McKenney and Fleming MacKell, the successful era of the late 1950s. There followed a long and difficult reconstruction period in ...
Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and his brother Matthew, 29, were killed after being struck by a drunk driver while riding their bicycles in New Jersey. ... has been charged with two counts of death by auto ...
Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and Matthew, 29, died on Aug. 29 after being struck by a Jeep while bicycling. They were in town for their sister's wedding, which had been scheduled for the following day.
Orr took Forristall into his home for a year until he died at the age of 51. Orr was a pallbearer at his funeral. [141] Orr (centre, background), stands next to Derek Sanderson, and Ken Hodge while listening to Johnny Bucyk's speech. Orr has maintained relations with several former teammates from his career.