John Miszuk

John Stanley Miszuk (born Jan Miszuk; September 29, 1940 – July 28, 2025) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota North Stars between 1963 and 1970. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades and Calgary Cowboys between 1974 and 1977.

Playing career Miszuk was born in the Polish village of Nalibaki, which had been annexed into the Byelorussian SSR of Soviet Union during the Second World War. The family moved to Canada and he grew up in Hamilton, Ontario where he began playing hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). After a season with the Hamilton Red Wings, Miszuk turned professional and joined the Detroit Red Wings organization. With the Flyers he found a place in NHL and he played two full seasons and then was traded to the Minnesota North Stars for Wayne Hillman.

He eventually moved to the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Michigan Stags. At the end of his career, Miszuk returned to the minor leagues, spending two seasons in the Pacific Hockey League (PHL) before retiring from competitive hockey.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1957–58 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 1958–59 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1959–60 Hamilton Tiger Cubs OHA 6 1 3 4 0 — — — — — 1960–61 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 48 6 19 25 89 12 1 8 9 28 1961–62 Edmonton Flyers WHL 65 4 30 34 88 12 1 6 7 20 1962–63 Edmonton Flyers WHL 59 8 25 33 99 3 0 0 0 8 1962–63 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 10 0 3 3 16 — — — — — 1963–64 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 25 1 7 8 34 — — — — — 1963–64 Detroit Red Wings NHL 42 0 2 2 30 3 0 0 0 2 1964–65 Buffalo Bisons AHL 71 9 46 55 100 9 0 3 3 12 1965–66 St. Louis Braves CHL 69 7 29 36 116 5 0 2 2 4 1965–66 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 2 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 4 1966–67 St. Louis Braves CHL 68 3 28 31 104 — — — — — 1966–67 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 74 5 17 22 79 7 0 3 3 11 1968–69 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 1 13 14 70 4 0 0 0 0 1969–70 Iowa Stars CHL 16 1 6 7 37 9 0 3 3 10 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars NHL 50 0 6 6 51 — — — — — 1970–71 San Diego Gulls WHL 72 5 30 35 98 6 0 1 1 4 1971–72 San Diego Gulls WHL 72 5 33 38 118 4 0 1 1 6 1972–73 San Diego Gulls WHL 72 2 39 41 85 6 0 4 4 13 1973–74 San Diego Gulls WHL 77 8 49 57 103 4 0 0 0 2 1974–75 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades WHA 66 2 19 21 56 — — — — — 1975–76 Calgary Cowboys WHA 69 2 21 23 66 10 1 0 1 28 1976–77 Calgary Cowboys WHA 79 2 26 28 57 — — — — — 1977–78 San Francisco Shamrocks PHL 10 0 15 15 12 — — — — — 1978–79 San Diego Hawks PHL 25 2 11 13 24 — — — — — WHA totals 214 6 66 72 179 10 1 0 1 28 NHL totals 237 7 39 46 232 19 0 3 3 19