About Metro Prystai
Lived 1927 – 2013 (aged 85). Metro Prystai was a Canadian ice hockey player.
Dmytro "Metro" Prystai (; ; November 7, 1927 – October 8, 2013) was a Ukrainian-Canadian professional ice hockey forward.
Prystai began his National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1947. He also played for the Detroit Red Wings. He left the NHL following the 1958 season, playing part of one season in the minors before retiring. He won two Stanley Cups with Detroit in 1952, 1954, and made three All-Star Game appearances in his 12-year NHL career.
After his hockey career Prystai operated an insurance company in Wynyard, Sask. Prystai was a widower with both spouses Evelyne and Mavis predeceasing him.
He died on October 8, 2013, in a nursing home in Wynyard, Saskatchewan. He was 85.
Early life Prystai's parents Harold and Annie Prystai were from Ternopil, Ukraine, which at the time was part of the Russian Empire.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs
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Who was Metro Prystai?
Canadian ice hockey player (1927–2013)
When was Metro Prystai born?
Metro Prystai was born on 7 November 1927 in Yorkton.
When did Metro Prystai die?
Metro Prystai died on 8 October 2013 in Wynyard.
What was Metro Prystai's occupation?
Metro Prystai was an ice hockey player.
What nationality was Metro Prystai?
Metro Prystai was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Metro Prystai. https://biography.guide/metro-prystai/
MLA: "Metro Prystai." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/metro-prystai/.
Chicago: "Metro Prystai." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/metro-prystai/.
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