Terry Ewasiuk
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Terry Ewasiuk (born October 26, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 7th round (103rd overall) of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, and was also drafted by the Chicago Cougars in the 4th round (40th overall) of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. Ewasiuk is currently the head coach for the Saddle Lake Warriors of the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League.
| Terry Ewasiuk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 26, 1953 Smoky Lake, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
AHL Hershey Bears Baltimore Clippers Springfield Indians IHL Saginaw Gears (IHL) Fort Wayne Komets | ||
| NHL draft |
103rd overall, 1973 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| WHA draft |
40th overall, 1973 Chicago Cougars | ||
| Playing career | 1973–1978 | ||
Playing career
Ewasiuk began his professional career with the Hershey Bears, playing the 1973–74 and 1974–75 seasons with the American Hockey League (AHL) team. He split the 1975–76 season between the Saginaw Gears of the International Hockey League (IHL), and the Baltimore Clippers and Springfield Indians of the AHL. Ewasiuk skated the next two seasons with the Fort Wayne Komets of the IHL before retiring as a player following the 1977–78 campaign.
Coaching career
Ewasiuk served three years as head coach in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) with the Fort Saskatchewan Traders and the Sherwood Park Crusaders before becoming head coach of the Grant MacEwan College men's ice hockey team.[1] In the college ranks, Ewasiuk spent six seasons as head coach with the Grant MacEwan Griffins and seven as the head coach of the Portage College Voyageurs. On September 3, 2013, Ewasiuk was brought in as the head coach of the Saddle Lake Warriors in the North Eastern Alberta Junior B Hockey League.[2]
Personal
His son Jay (born August 2, 1980) was drafted by the Moose Jaw Warriors in the 3rd round (45th overall) 1995 WHL Bantam Draft.[3] Terry was of Ukrainian origin.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Edmonton Movers | AJHL | 47 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 67 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 71 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 117 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 26 | ||
| 1974–75 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 63 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 99 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 1975–76 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 40 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 72 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1976–77 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 54 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 137 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 1977–78 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 75 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 78 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 60 | ||
| AHL totals | 167 | 27 | 51 | 78 | 237 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 37 | ||||
| IHL totals | 169 | 25 | 61 | 86 | 287 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 80 | ||||