Terry Ewasiuk

Terry Ewasiuk (born October 26, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 7th round (103rd overall) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, and was also drafted by the Chicago Cougars in the 4th round (40th overall) of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. Ewasiuk is currently the head coach for the Saddle Lake Warriors of the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League.

Playing career Ewasiuk began his professional career with the Hershey Bears, playing the 1973–74 and 1974–75 seasons with the American Hockey League (AHL) team. He split the 1975–76 season between the Saginaw Gears of the International Hockey League (IHL), and the Baltimore Clippers and Springfield Indians of the AHL. Ewasiuk skated the next two seasons with the Fort Wayne Komets of the IHL before retiring as a player following the 1977–78 campaign.

Coaching career Ewasiuk served three years as head coach in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) with the Fort Saskatchewan Traders and the Sherwood Park Crusaders before becoming head coach of the Grant MacEwan College men's ice hockey team. In the college ranks, Ewasiuk spent six seasons as head coach with the Grant MacEwan Griffins and seven as the head coach of the Portage College Voyageurs. On September 3, 2013, Ewasiuk was brought in as the head coach of the Saddle Lake Warriors in the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League.

Personal His son Jay (born August 2, 1980) was drafted by the Moose Jaw Warriors in the 3rd round (45th overall) 1995 WHL Bantam Draft. Terry was of Ukrainian origin.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1971–72 Edmonton Movers AJHL 47 35 18 53 104 — — — — — 1972–73 Victoria Cougars WCHL 67 28 26 54 139 — — — — — 1973–74 Hershey Bears AHL 71 14 23 37 117 14 5 2 7 26 1974–75 Hershey Bears AHL 63 10 24 34 99 12 2 3 5 11 1975–76 Baltimore Clippers AHL 16 3 2 5 11 — — — — — 1975–76 Springfield Indians AHL 17 0 2 2 10 — — — — — 1975–76 Saginaw Gears IHL 40 7 23 30 72 7 2 2 4 6 1976–77 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 54 7 18 25 137 9 1 5 6 14 1977–78 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 75 11 20 31 78 11 1 2 3 60 AHL totals 167 27 51 78 237 26 7 5 12 37 IHL totals 169 25 61 86 287 27 4 9 13 80