Ron Maki

Chico Maki
Born (1939-08-17)August 17, 1939
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Died August 25, 2015(2015-08-25) (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 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.

Maki became known as a skilled two-way forward, perennially in the league leaders in shorthanded goals, and played in three All-Star Games: in 1961, 1971 and 1972.[3]

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.[4]

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

  1. ^ "Former Chicago Blackhawks forward Ron 'Chico' Maki dead at age 76". NHL.com. August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Clinton, Jared (August 26, 2015). "Longtime Chicago Blackhawk, former NHL all-star Chico Maki passes away at 76". TheHockeyNews. The Hockey News. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Chico Maki". hockey-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Nieminen, Jouni (October 14, 2019). "Kovin ja kiltein". NordicBet [fi] (in Finnish). Retrieved August 26, 2021.

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