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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 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 |
Chicago Black Hawks St. Louis Eagles Montreal Canadiens New York Americans Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 1925–1940 | ||
Wasnie was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.[2]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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
edit- 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
- Member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (2019)
References
edit- ^ "Obituaries", Winnipeg Free Press, Tuesday, May 28, 1991, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- ^ "Nick Wasnie". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame - Honoured members database. Sport Manitoba. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Nick Wasnie's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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