Larry Bolonchuk

Kenneth Lawrence Mitchell Bolonchuk (born February 26, 1952) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bolonchuk was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in 1972, Bolonchuk was left unprotected for the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft by the Vancouver Canucks, and was claimed by the Washington Capitals, where he played parts of three seasons until the end of the 1977–78 season. He signed as a free agent in 1978 with the Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association but never played a game in the final 1978-79 WHA season. The majority of his career was spent in the International Hockey League, a minor professional league.

In 2010, Bolonchuk was employed as a senior fire prevention officer with the Winnipeg Fire Department.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1970–71 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 66 4 31 35 140 12 1 1 2 66 1971–72 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 67 7 32 39 175 — — — — — 1972–73 Seattle Totems WHL 59 2 9 11 97 — — — — — 1972–73 Vancouver Canucks NHL 15 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 1973–74 Des Moines Capitols IHL 71 6 27 33 166 10 2 4 6 37 1973–74 Seattle Totems WHL 3 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 1974–75 Dayton Gems IHL 58 9 21 30 139 14 0 13 13 31 1975–76 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1975–76 Dayton Gems IHL 77 4 39 43 174 15 0 11 11 59 1976–77 Washington Capitals NHL 9 0 0 0 12 — — — — — 1976–77 Dayton Gems IHL 71 2 21 23 124 4 0 2 2 6 1977–78 Washington Capitals NHL 49 3 8 11 79 — — — — — 1977–78 Hampton Gulls AHL 14 1 1 2 38 — — — — — 1977–78 Hershey Bears AHL 19 0 7 7 12 — — — — — 1978–79 Binghamton Dusters AHL 75 2 28 30 108 10 0 1 1 18 1979–80 Cincinnati Stingers CHL 1 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1979–80 Dayton Gems IHL 73 7 32 39 139 — — — — —IHL totals 350 28 140 168 742 43 2 30 32 133NHL totals 74 3 9 12 97 — — — — —