Steve Andrascik

Steven George Andrascik (November 6, 1948 – May 11, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers during the 1972 Stanley Cup playoffs, and 97 games in the World Hockey Association with the Indianapolis Racers, Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades, and Cincinnati Stingers from 1974 to 1976.

Playing career Andrascik was born in Sherridon, Manitoba. He was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the New York Rangers for Don Luce. After five years in the Central Hockey League and American Hockey League, Andrascik made it to the NHL for one game in the 1972 playoffs for the Rangers, on April 23, 1972, against the Chicago Black Hawks; he recorded no points and no penalty minutes.

About a year after playing his single NHL game, the Rangers traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Instead of joining Pittsburgh, he joined the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the 1974–75 season. Only 20 games into the season, he, along with Steve Richardson, were traded to the Michigan Stags for Jacques Locas and Brian McDonald. In the 1975–76 season, Andrascik played for yet another WHA team, the Cincinnati Stingers.

In total, Andrascik played one NHL game and 97 WHA games, scoring 9 goals, 13 assists, and 22 points. He died at an assisted living facility in Delmar, Maryland, on May 11, 2024, at the age of 75.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1967–68 Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 60 30 26 56 88 15 4 3 7 11 1968–69 Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 50 32 36 68 142 18 7 8 15 51 1969–70 Fort Worth Wings CHL 69 8 7 15 80 7 0 1 1 5 1970–71 Fort Worth Wings CHL 8 2 1 3 23 — — — — — 1970–71 Omaha Knights CHL 65 23 14 37 81 11 2 0 2 24 1971–72 Providence Reds AHL 74 14 10 24 104 5 2 0 2 8 1971–72 New York Rangers NHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0 1972–73 Providence Reds AHL 41 8 9 17 44 4 0 3 3 9 1973–74 Hershey Bears AHL 70 23 43 66 36 14 3 7 10 44 1974–75 Indianapolis Racers WHA 20 2 4 6 16 — — — — — 1974–75 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades WHA 57 4 7 11 42 — — — — — 1974–75 Greensboro Generals SHL 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1975–76 Cincinnati Stingers WHA 20 3 2 5 21 — — — — — 1975–76 Hampton Gulls SHL 32 16 15 31 26 9 6 5 11 24 1976–77 Hershey Bears AHL 79 16 23 39 59 6 1 1 2 11 1977–78 Hershey Bears AHL 79 4 9 13 21 — — — — — WHA totals 97 9 13 22 79 — — — — — NHL totals — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0