Larry Bolonchuk
| Larry Bolonchuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bolonchuk in 1978 photo | |||
| Born |
February 26, 1952 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks | ||
| NHL draft |
67th overall, 1972 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 1972–1980 | ||
Kenneth Lawrence Mitchell Bolonchuk (born February 26, 1952) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Bolonchuk was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in 1972, Bolonchuk was left unprotected for the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft by the Vancouver Canucks, and was claimed by the Washington Capitals, where he played parts of three seasons until the end of the 1977–78 season. He signed as a free agent in 1978 with the Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association but never played a game in the final 1978-79 WHA season.[1] The majority of his career was spent in the International Hockey League, a minor professional league.
In 2010, Bolonchuk was employed as a senior fire prevention officer with the Winnipeg Fire Department.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Winnipeg Jets | WCHL | 66 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 140 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 66 | ||
| 1971–72 | Winnipeg Jets | WCHL | 67 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 59 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Des Moines Capitols | IHL | 71 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 166 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 37 | ||
| 1973–74 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 58 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 139 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 31 | ||
| 1975–76 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 77 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 174 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 59 | ||
| 1976–77 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 71 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 124 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1977–78 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 49 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Hampton Gulls | AHL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 19 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 75 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 108 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 1979–80 | Cincinnati Stingers | CHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Dayton Gems | IHL | 73 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 350 | 28 | 140 | 168 | 742 | 43 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 133 | ||||
| NHL totals | 74 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Ukrainian Weekly 1978, No.42" (PDF). Archive-ukrweekly.com. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (2010 City of Winnipeg Compensation Disclosure)
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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