Lou Nistico

Louis Charles Nistico (January 25, 1953 – November 27, 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.

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 — — — — —