Steve Witiuk

Stephen Witiuk Sr. (January 8, 1929 – November 30, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 33 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1951–52 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1949 to 1969, was mainly spent in the Western Hockey League. Witiuk died in Spokane, Washington on November 30, 2022, aged 93.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1946–47 Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 16 5 6 11 4 2 0 1 1 2 1947–48 Winnipeg Black Hawks MJHL 22 12 5 17 10 — — — — — 1948–49 Winnipeg Black Hawks MJHL 28 16 20 36 49 — — — — — 1949–50 Regina Capitals WCSHL 8 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1949–50 Kamloops Elks OSHL 33 20 7 27 45 7 6 6 12 6 1949–50 Calgary Stampeders Al-Cup — — — — — 9 4 5 9 6 1950–51 Edmonton Flyers WCSHL 48 22 23 45 71 8 2 2 4 10 1951–52 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 33 3 8 11 14 — — — — — 1951–52 St. Louis Flyers AHL 14 5 2 7 11 — — — — — 1952–53 Calgary Stampeders WHL 60 21 20 41 66 1 0 0 0 0 1953–54 Calgary Stampeders WHL 69 19 36 55 52 18 3 6 9 20 1954–55 Calgary Stampeders WHL 60 26 37 63 61 9 5 2 7 14 1955–56 Calgary Stampeders WHL 66 30 34 64 76 8 5 6 11 12 1956–57 Calgary Stampeders WHL 47 17 18 35 55 — — — — — 1957–58 Calgary Stampeders WHL 39 16 24 40 29 — — — — — 1957–58 Winnipeg Warriors WHL 70 9 18 27 59 — — — — — 1958–59 Winnipeg Warriors WHL 62 12 33 45 43 6 1 4 5 2 1959–60 Winnipeg Warriors WHL 62 20 27 47 40 — — — — — 1960–61 Spokane Comets WHL 67 28 24 52 79 4 0 1 1 4 1961–62 Spokane Comets WHL 64 26 40 66 49 16 4 9 13 34 1962–63 Spokane Comets WHL 66 21 33 54 96 — — — — — 1963–64 Denver Invaders WHL 70 25 28 53 62 4 0 0 0 10 1964–65 Victoria Maple Leafs WHL 56 11 21 32 37 11 2 2 4 16 1965–66 Victoria Maple Leafs WHL 72 6 16 22 47 3 0 0 0 0 1966–67 Victoria Maple Leafs WHL 59 5 10 15 34 — — — — — 1967–68 Spokane Jets WIHL 41 20 34 54 57 8 7 9 16 13 1967–68 Spokane Jets Al-Cup — — — — — 4 0 1 1 9 1968–69 Spokane Jets WIHL 40 6 18 24 30 6 2 1 3 2 WHL totals 945 294 423 717 840 87 20 32 52 114 NHL totals 33 3 8 11 14 — — — — —

Awards and achievements WHL Championships (1954, 1966) Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame