John Wensink
Canadian ice hockey player
John Wensink | |
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Born |
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1953-04-01
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April 1, 1953
(age
70)
Cornwall, Ontario , Canada |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
Position | Left wing |
Shot | Left |
Played for |
St. Louis Blues
Boston Bruins Quebec Nordiques Colorado Rockies New Jersey Devils |
National team |
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NHL Draft |
104th overall,
1973
St. Louis Blues |
WHA Draft |
28th overall,
1973
New York Golden Blades |
Playing career | 1973 – 1983 |
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John Wensink (born April 1, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, who played over 400 games in the National Hockey League (NHL), most prominently with the Boston Bruins . Wensink featured in back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals with the Bruins in 1977 and 1978.
Wensink grew up in Maxville, Ontario , the son of Dutch immigrants, and played for the Netherlands national ice hockey team in the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships .
Career
Wensink is best remembered for his time with the Boston Bruins, where he teamed with Terry O'Reilly and Stan Jonathan as the team's enforcers . On December 1, 1977, Wensink, after fighting Alex Pirus of the Minnesota North Stars , skated to the Minnesota bench and challenged the entire team, but no player responded. [1] Wensink is also well-known for the large afro that he sported on the ice. In another scrap with Bob Kelly , Wensink and Kelly were pulling at each other's hair.
Besides his skill as a fighter, Wensink could score as well. He had a career high 46 points in the 1978-79 season for the Bruins.
Wensink also played for the St. Louis Blues , Quebec Nordiques , the Colorado Rockies and the New Jersey Devils . He finished his career with the Nijmegen Tigers in the Dutch Eredivisie in 1984–85.
Post-playing career
After his playing career ended, Wensink moved to St. Charles, Missouri , and started a home renovation company, [2] where he also plays senior hockey. Wensink has been active as a pee-wee hockey coach. [3] He is still active with the St. Louis Blues Alumni and the Boston Bruins Alumni hockey teams.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
1970–71 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 57 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — |
1971–72 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 60 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 169 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 64 |
1972–73 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 52 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 242 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 55 |
1973–74 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
1973–74 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 36 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 139 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
1974–75 | Denver Spurs | CHL | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
1976–77 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
1977–78 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 181 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 54 |
1978–79 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 76 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 108 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
1979–80 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 69 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
1980–81 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 53 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1981–82 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 57 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — |
1982–83 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — |
1982–83 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
1984–85 | Vissers Nijmegen | Eredivisie | 14 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
NHL totals | 403 | 70 | 68 | 138 | 842 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 86 |
References
- ↑ Kamchen, Richard (31 March 2013). "Backchecking: Brad Maxwell" . TheHockeyNews . Retrieved 15 February 2020 .
- ↑ Dupont, Kevin Paul (1 January 1995). "Ex-Players Can Understand Both NHL Sides" . Deseret News . Retrieved 15 February 2020 .
- ↑ "Meet Me In St. Louis | USA Hockey Magazine" . www.usahockeymagazine.com . Retrieved 15 February 2020 .
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or Hockey-Reference.com , or The Internet Hockey Database