Lou Nistico
| Lou Nistico | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 25, 1953 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
November 27, 2020 (aged 67) Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Toros Birmingham Bulls Colorado Rockies | ||
| NHL draft |
105th overall, 1973 Minnesota North Stars | ||
| WHA draft |
56th overall, 1973 Toronto Toros | ||
| Playing career | 1973–1979 | ||
Louis Charles Nistico (25 January 1953 – 27 November 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 3 games in the National Hockey League and 186 games in the World Hockey Association. He played with the Colorado Rockies, Toronto Toros, and Birmingham Bulls. Lou later got back into hockey at the Jr.A level as a GM and Coach in the CJHL, now CCHL. He won championships in Ottawa with the Junior Senators and was also the general manager for the Kanata Stallions and assistant general manager for the Hawkesbury Hawks.
He died on 27 November 2020 at the age of 67.[1][2]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1967–68 | Westfort Hurricanes | TBJHL | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Westfort Hurricanes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1968–69 | Westfort Hurricanes | TBJHL | 36 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Westfort Hurricanes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 1969–70 | Westfort Hurricanes | TBJHL | 23 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 164 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 15 | ||
| 1969–70 | Westfort Hurricanes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 36 | ||
| 1970–71 | London Knights | OHA | 45 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 119 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
| 1971–72 | London Knights | OHA | 62 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 193 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | ||
| 1972–73 | London Knights | OHA | 65 | 31 | 64 | 95 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Jacksonville Barons | AHL | 51 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 29 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 75 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | ||
| 1974–75 | Mohawk Valley Comets | NAHL | 42 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 65 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Buffalo Norsemen | NAHL | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 79 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Phoenix Roadrunners | CHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Brantford Alexanders | OHA Sr | 27 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Welland Cougars | OHA Sr | 40 | 29 | 30 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 186 | 44 | 72 | 116 | 375 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | ||||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
External links
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- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
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- Mohawk Valley Comets (NAHL) players
- Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players
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