Stan Baluik
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player and golfer}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Stan Baluik
| image =
| image_size = 200px
| position = Centre
| shoots=Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 160
| played_for = Boston Bruins
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|10|5|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
| death_date=
| death_place=
| career_start = 1954
| career_end = 1964
|}}
Stanley Baluik (also spelled Baliuk;{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=162hDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA177 |page=177 |title=The History of Professional Hockey in Victoria: BC: 1911-2011 |first=Helen |last=Edwards |publisher=FriesenPress |year=2019 |isbn=9781525538087}} born October 5, 1935) is a former Canadian ice hockey centre and professional golfer. He played in 7 games for the Boston Bruins in the NHL during the 1959-60 season, with the rest of his hockey career spent in various minor leagues.
Hockey career
In hockey, Baluik played from 1954 to 1964 in the Ontario Hockey Association, Quebec Hockey League, Western Hockey League, American Hockey League, and National Hockey League.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} He won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as Rookie of the Year while playing with the Providence Reds of the AHL in 1959-60.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ooyKClZyJgUC&pg=PA1954 |page=1954 |title=Hockey in Providence |first=Jim |last=Mancuso |publisher=Arcadia |year=2006 |isbn=9781439617960}} He played in 7 games for the Boston Bruins in the NHL during the 1959-60 season.
Golf career
In golf, Baluik turned professional in 1955 and was club pro at the Fort William Country Club in Fort William, Ontario during the hockey off-season. In 1963, he accepted a position at the Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln, Rhode Island where he continued working until retirement. He won several amateur and professional tournaments in Canada and New England, including the 1965 Vermont Open and the 1971 Rhode Island Open.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 1950–51
| NOJHA | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1951–52 | Fort William Canadiens | NOJHA | 30 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 39
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952–53
| Fort William Canadiens | NOJHA | 30 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 40
| 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1952–53 | Fort William Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953–54
| Fort William Canadiens | NOJHA | 34 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 30
| 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1953–54 | Fort William Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | —
| 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 |
| 1954–55
| OHA | 49 | 20 | 51 | 71 | 122
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1954–55 | QHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56
| Kitchener Canucks | OHA | 48 | 31 | 73 | 104 | 46
| 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1956–57 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QHL | 68 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 36
| 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 1957–58
| WHL | 32 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 45
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1957–58 | AHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1958–59
| Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 55 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 57
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1959–60 | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959–60
| AHL | 65 | 23 | 57 | 80 | 60
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1960–61 | Providence Reds | AHL | 71 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 67
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961–62
| Providence Reds | AHL | 69 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 55
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1962–63 | Providence Reds | AHL | 72 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 52
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 1963–64
| Providence Reds | AHL | 65 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 55
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 347 !! 126 !! 249 !! 375 !! 297 ! 17 !! 6 !! 8 !! 14 !! 16 | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 7 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
Tournament wins (2)
- 1965 Vermont Open
- 1971 Rhode Island Open
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats|legends=11912}}
- [https://www.nwosportshalloffame.com/Athletes/4d41b801-c0b6-41d3-a5fd-81d53e710e82 Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame profile]
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