Tom Lysiak | |||
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Born |
High Prairie, Alberta, Canada | April 22, 1953||
Died |
May 30, 2016 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 63)||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Atlanta Flames Chicago Black Hawks | ||
National team | Canada | ||
NHL draft |
2nd overall, 1973 Atlanta Flames | ||
WHA draft |
23rd overall, 1973 Houston Aeros | ||
Playing career | 1973–1986 |
Thomas James Lysiak (April 22, 1953 – May 30, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Selected in the first round, second overall, of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Flames, he was additionally selected by the Houston Aeros in the second round of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft at 23rd overall.
In each of his last two seasons with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Lysiak was awarded the Bob Clarke Trophy as the Western Canadian Hockey League's leading scorer, with a total of 297 points in 135 games.