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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Vic Venasky
Selected in third round
No.
34 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born March 6, 1951
 | Position:
Center / Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Denver (WCHA)
Birthplace: Thunder Bay, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1967-68 |
Port Arthur | TBJHL |
24 |
16 | 17 |
33 | 0 | | 1968-69 |
Port Arthur | TBJHL |
36 |
29 | 34 |
63 | 4 | | 1969-70 |
Port Arthur | TBJHL |
22 |
27 | 20 |
47 | 0 | | 1970-71 |
Denver | WCHA |
36 | 20 |
36 | 56 |
12 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA West All-America First Team: 1970-71
(Denver)
WCHA All-Star Second Team: 1970-71 (Denver)
Denver
Masterton Award (MVP): 1970-71
Denver Male Athlete of Year:
1970-71
NCAA Points Leader: 1970-71 (Denver)
(56 points)
WCHA Points Leader: 1970-71 (Denver)
(39 points)
TBJHL Points Leader: 1968-69 (Port Arthur)
(63 points)
Miscellaneous: Played for Port Arthur in 1967 Memorial Cup.
... Played for Fort William (TBJHL) in 1969 and 1970 Memorial Cup. ... Played
for Weyburn (SJHL) in 1970 Memorial Cup. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 7,
1972 (Los Angeles at Pittsburgh)
Number: 10 (Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1980 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1979 |
Los Angeles | 430 |
61 | 101 | 162 |
66 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1976-1979 |
Los Angeles | 21 |
1 | 5 | 6 |
12 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Los Angeles Rookie of Year: 1972-73 |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Denver (WCHA); Springfield
(AHL); Portland (WHL); Fort Worth (CHL); Binghamton (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame:
Inducted 2002
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Dayton)
WHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1974
(Portland) (7 goals)
1974-75: Played six regular-season
games for Springfield team that went on to win AHL playoff title.
Coaching Career: Head coach of U.S. Junior B Bay City (WSHL) in 2001-02. ... Named
head coach of UCLA club-level hockey team prior to 2002-03 season and remained
in that position into 2003-04 season.
Management
Career: Served as Southwestern United States scout for KC Bulldogs
(Superior International Junior Hockey League).
Miscellaneous: Missed
most of 1971-72 season with torn ligaments in left knee. ... Missed part of
1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons with groin injury. ... Remained in Southern
California after his retirement and became a youth hockey coach. ... Runs Vic
Venasky Hockey School in Harbor City, Calif.
Personal:
Brother-in-law of former NHL player Mike Murphy, whose wife was Venasky's
wife's sister. |
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SNAPSHOT '71 | | Total Selected: |
117 | | Forwards: |
63 | | Defense: |
45 | | Goaltenders: |
9 | | Major Junior: |
84 | | College Players: |
19 |
| Canadian: |
107 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
8 | | U.S.-Born: |
8 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
10 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
18 |
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