Larry Bolonchuk
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1952)
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Kenneth Lawrence Mitchell Bolonchuk (born February 26, 1952) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.
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
| Larry Bolonchuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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. 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.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
