Don Kozak

Donald Kozak (born February 2, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. During his career he played for the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as several teams in the minor leagues. Kozak played junior for the Saskatoon Blades, Swift Current Broncos, and Edmonton Oil Kings before being selected by the Kings in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. He made his professional debut that year with Los Angeles, playing with the Kings until 1978. He would spend part of a season with the Canucks before finishing his career in the minor leagues, ending with a season in Germany before retiring in 1982. Kozak played a total of 437 games in the NHL.

Playing career On April 17, 1977, Kozak scored a record-breaking six-second goal against the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup quarterfinals, setting the Stanley Cup playoffs for fastest goal.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1967–68 Saskatoon Blades WCHL 35 9 5 14 10 7 0 1 1 8 1968–69 Saskatoon Blades WCHL 26 5 6 11 43 4 0 0 0 0 1969–70 Swift Current Broncos WCHL 56 40 34 74 67 5 1 3 4 4 1970–71 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 66 60 61 121 122 17 9 16 25 49 1971–72 Edmonton Oil Kings WCHL 68 55 50 105 183 16 7 7 14 18 1972–73 Los Angeles Kings NHL 72 14 6 20 104 — — — — — 1973–74 Los Angeles Kings NHL 76 21 14 35 54 5 0 0 0 33 1974–75 Los Angeles Kings NHL 77 16 15 31 64 3 1 1 2 7 1975–76 Los Angeles Kings NHL 62 20 24 44 94 9 1 0 1 12 1976–77 Los Angeles Kings NHL 79 15 17 32 89 9 4 1 5 17 1977–78 Los Angeles Kings NHL 43 8 5 13 45 — — — — — 1977–78 Springfield Indians AHL 7 1 4 5 0 — — — — — 1978–79 Vancouver Canucks NHL 28 2 5 7 30 3 1 0 1 0 1978–79 Tulsa Oilers CHL 29 15 10 25 44 — — — — — 1978–79 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 7 2 4 6 9 — — — — — 1979–80 Cincinnati Stingers CHL 33 10 7 17 68 — — — — — 1980–81 Binghamton Whalers AHL 41 5 10 15 37 — — — — — 1981–82 EHC Straubing GER-2 21 19 11 30 16 — — — — —NHL totals 437 96 86 182 480 29 7 2 9 69

Awards WCHL Second All-Star Team – 1972