Vic Mercredi

Victor Dennis Mercredi (born March 31, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player of Métis heritage. Mercredi played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) as a left winger.

Hockey career and accomplishments Vic Mercredi's hockey career spanned a decade, from 1969 to 1980. He played for the Penticton Broncos in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League from 1969–71 and the New Westminster Bruins in the Western Canadian Hockey League from 1971-73. Mercredi was drafted 16th overall in the first round of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Flames, and 35th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Houston Aeros. He played 2 games for Atlanta in the 1974–75 season, and three games for the Calgary Cowboys during the 1975-76 WHA season. He also played for a time in Stockholm, Sweden, on the now defunct Hammarby IF Hockey team. Mercredi was the 1970-71 BCJHL MVP and voted on the BCJHL all-star first team. He was also inducted into the NWT Sport Hall of Fame in 2013 for being the first hockey player born in the Northwest Territories to play in the National Hockey League.

Political involvement Mercredi ran for public office to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2011 Northwest Territories general election in the electoral district of Kam Lake. He finished third out of four candidates, while incumbent Dave Ramsay was re-elected.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1969–70 Penticton Broncos BCJHL 48 16 18 34 — — — — — — 1970–71 Penticton Broncos BCJHL 51 50 56 106 38 — — — — — 1971–72 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 68 24 30 54 87 5 1 1 2 2 1972–73 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 67 52 61 113 135 5 8 4 12 14 1973–74 Omaha Knights CHL 68 21 36 57 34 5 1 2 3 2 1974–75 Omaha Knights CHL 64 10 16 26 16 6 0 0 0 0 1974–75 Atlanta Flames NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1975–76 Baltimore Clippers AHL 52 6 9 15 15 — — — — — 1975–76 Calgary Cowboys WHA 3 0 0 0 29 — — — — — 1976–77 Hammarby IF SWE-2 18 5 9 14 67 — — — — — 1977–78 Phoenix Roadrunners PHL 42 16 24 40 48 — — — — — 1977–78 Springfield Indians AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1978–79 Tucson Rustlers PHL 29 8 20 28 4 — — — — — 1979–80 Delta Kings BCSHL — — — — — — — — — — WHA totals 3 0 0 0 29 — — — — — NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —