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 |
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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 ice hockey player. He was selected as the second overall pick in round 1 of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Flames, and was selected by the Houston Aeros in round 2 of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft (23rd overall).
In each of his last two seasons at Medicine Hat, Lysiak was awarded the Bob Clarke Trophy as the Western Canada Hockey League's leading scorer (with a total of 297 points in 135 games).
Lysiak died of leukemia in Roswell, Georgia on May 30, 2016 at age 63.[1][2]