Chico Maki
| Chico Maki | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
August 17, 1939 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
August 25, 2015 (aged 76) Port Dover, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1960–1976 | ||
Ronald Patrick "Chico" Maki (August 17, 1939 – August 24, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey forward.[1] Maki played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Chicago Black Hawks, starting in the 1960–61 NHL season, and ultimately retiring after the 1975–76 season.
Playing career
Maki played junior hockey with the St. Catharines Teepees, and was team captain when they won the 1960 Memorial Cup.[2] He won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as American Hockey League (AHL) rookie of the year while playing for the Buffalo Bisons in 1961.[2] Maki then dressed for games 1 and 2 of the 1961 Stanley Cup Finals, but did not play; Chicago still included his name on the Stanley Cup when they won it that year.
Personal life
He was the older brother of former NHL player Wayne Maki, who died of brain cancer in 1974. Maki also bought the Hillcrest Restaurant and Motel, which he later called Chico Maki's Inn. He was of Finnish descent.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1956–57 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA-Jr. | 47 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 32 | ||
| 1957–58 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA-Jr. | 49 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 72 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1958–59 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA-Jr. | 54 | 41 | 53 | 94 | 64 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1958–59 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Trois-Rivières Lions | QHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959–60 | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA-Jr. | 47 | 39 | 53 | 92 | 75 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 40 | ||
| 1959–60 | Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds | EPHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | St. Catharines Teepees | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 41 | ||
| 1960–61 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 69 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1960–61 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961–62 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 51 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 65 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 1962–63 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 65 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1963–64 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 68 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 1964–65 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 65 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 1965–66 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 68 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 56 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 60 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1968–69 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 66 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 75 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1970–71 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 72 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1971–72 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 62 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1972–73 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 77 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 69 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 841 | 143 | 292 | 435 | 345 | 113 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 43 | ||||
References
- ^ "Former Chicago Blackhawks forward Ron 'Chico' Maki dead at age 76". NHL.com. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ a b Clinton, Jared (26 August 2015). "Longtime Chicago Blackhawk, former NHL all-star Chico Maki passes away at 76". TheHockeyNews. The Hockey News. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Nieminen, Jouni (October 14, 2019). "Kovin ja kiltein". NordicBet (in Finnish). Retrieved August 26, 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Picture of Chico Maki's Name on the 1961 Stanley Cup Plaque
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