Paul Masnick

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| name = Paul Masnick

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|04|14|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|03|23|1931|04|14|mf=y}}

| death_place = Barrie, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 165

| position = Centre

| shoots = Right

| played_for = Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Black Hawks
Toronto Maple Leafs

| career_start = 1949

| career_end = 1963

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Paul Andrew Masnick (April 14, 1931 – March 23, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played as centre in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1950 and 1958.

Playing career

Masnick started his National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1950. He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs. Masnick left the NHL after the 1957–58 season, and retired in 1963. He won the Stanley Cup in 1953 with Montreal.

Masnick scored 18 goals in NHL regular season games and four goals in Stanley Cup games.

Death

Masnick died in Barrie, Ontario on March 23, 2024. He was only weeks away from turning 93.{{cite web|title=Masnick dies at 92, was oldest surviving member of '53 Canadiens Cup winner|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/paul-masnick-dies-at-92|date=March 27, 2024|publisher=NHL.com|last=Stubbs|first=Dave|access-date=March 27, 2024}} He was the last surviving member of Canadiens 1953 Stanley Cup team.{{cite news |last1=Sciola |first1=Al |title=The oldest living Canadiens Stanley Cup champion has passed away |url=https://dailyhive.com/montreal/canadiens-stanley-cup-champion-death-masnick |access-date=March 26, 2024 |publisher=Daily Hive |date=March 26, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Paul Masnick, 1931–2024 |url=https://puckstruck.com/2024/03/26/paul-masnick-1931-2024/ |website=Puckstruck |access-date=March 26, 2024 |date=March 26, 2024}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1948–49 \| Regina Pats \| WCJHL \| 26	7	10	17	4 \| 7	1	1	2	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1949–50 \| Regina Pats \| WCJHL \| 40	44	43	87	62 \| 9	9	14	23	4
1949–50 \| Regina Pats \| M-Cup \| —	—	—	—	— \| 14	13	14	27	12
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1950–51 \| Montreal Canadiens \| NHL \| 43	4	1	5	14 \| 11	2	1	3	4
1950–51 \| Cincinnati Mohawks \| AHL \| 19	5	7	12	15 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1951–52 \| Montreal Canadiens \| NHL \| 15	1	2	3	2 \| 6	1	0	1	12
1951–52 \| Cincinnati Mohawks \| AHL \| 31	8	20	28	23 \| 7	0	4	4	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1952–53 \| Montreal Canadiens \| NHL \| 53	5	7	12	44 \| 6	1	0	1	7
1952–53 \| Montreal Royals \| QSHL \| 10	6	6	12	10 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1953–54 \| Montreal Canadiens \| NHL \| 50	5	21	26	57 \| 10	0	4	4	4
1953–54 \| Montreal Royals \| QSHL \| 14	3	14	17	9 \| 14	2	9	11	14
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1954–55 \| Montreal Canadiens \| NHL \| 19	0	1	1	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1954–55 \| Chicago Black Hawks \| NHL \| 11	1	0	1	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1954–55 \| Montreal Royals \| QSHL \| 27	10	13	23	14 \| —	—	—	—	—
1955–56 \| Winnipeg Warriors \| WHL \| 62	29	39	68	37 \| 14	11	9	20	14
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1956–57 \| Rochester Americans \| AHL \| 64	24	38	62	46 \| 10	5	5	10	17
1957–58 \| Toronto Maple Leafs \| NHL \| 41	2	9	11	14 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1958–59 \| Saskatoon Quakers \| WHL \| 64	24	51	75	48 \| —	—	—	—	—
1959–60 \| Vancouver Canucks \| WHL \| 68	16	29	45	16 \| 11	2	5	7	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1960–61 \| Vancouver Canucks \| WHL \| 11	0	0	0	16 \| —	—	—	—	—
1960–61 \| St. Paul Saints \| IHL \| 30	12	23	35	20 \| 9	5	4	9	7
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1961–62 \| St. Paul Saints \| IHL \| 60	31	59	90	34 \| 11	2	6	8	12
1962–63 \| St. Paul Saints \| IHL \| 31	11	21	32	4 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"\|NHL totals ! 232 !! 18 !! 41 !! 59 !! 139 ! 33 !! 4 !! 5 !! 9 !! 27