Cliff Koroll
Canadian ice hockey player
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Clifford Eugene Koroll (born October 1, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League between 1969 and 1980. He played in two Stanley Cup Final series with the Black Hawks (1971 and 1973).
| Cliff Koroll | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Koroll in 1985 | |||
| Born |
October 1, 1946 Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1969–1980 | ||
Playing career
After earning all-WCHA honours at the University of Denver in 1968, Koroll signed an NHL contract and played his entire National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks.[1] He then became as assistant coach for the Blackhawks for six seasons (1980–1984 and 1985–1987). In the 1984–85 season he served as head coach for the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League.
Koroll served as president of the Chicago Blackhawks Alumni Association.[2] On October 19, 2006 he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame at his alma mater, the University of Denver.[3] He was also inducted into the Chicago Sports Hall of Fame. In the summer of 2015, he was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall Of Fame.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1965–66 | University of Denver | WCHA | 32 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | University of Denver | WCHA | 25 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | University of Denver | WCHA | 34 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 67 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | ||
| 1969–70 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 73 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 1970–71 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 72 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 85 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 1971–72 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 76 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1972–73 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 77 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1973–74 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 78 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | ||
| 1974–75 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 1975–76 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 80 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 73 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 78 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 47 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 814 | 208 | 254 | 462 | 376 | 85 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 67 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-WCHA Second team | 1967–68 |
