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Eric Paul Nesterenko (October 31, 1933 – June 4, 2022)[1] was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1951 until 1956 and for the Chicago Black Hawks from 1956 until 1972.

Eric Nesterenko
Nesterenko with the Chicago Black Hawks
Born	(1933-10-31)October 31, 1933 Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
Died	June 4, 2022(2022-06-04) (aged 88) Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Cougars
Playing career	1951–1974

Early life

Nesterenko was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba to immigrants from Ukraine. He moved at 16 and attended high school at North Toronto Collegiate Institute.[2] Nesterenko would play as a member of the Toronto Marlboros.[3]

Playing career

Following his long NHL career - in 1973–74 he played for the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association, after a year of coaching in Switzerland.[4] He had 250 goals and 324 assists during his NHL career, and won a Stanley Cup championship with Chicago in 1961. The rangy right winger was a superb penalty killer, who also was known for using his elbows in the corners.^{[citation needed]}

Nesterenko was better known for speed on the ice than for goal-scoring. Chicago sportswriter Bob Markus commented, "I've always thought that Nesterenko would have been the greatest player of all time if they played the game without a puck."[5]

During one game in 1961, Nesterenko infamously attacked Willie O'Ree, the first black player in the NHL, with racial slurs and butt-ended O'Ree with his hockey stick, breaking O'Ree's nose and knocking out his front teeth. O'Ree retaliated with his stick and Nesterenko required 15 stitches in his head.[6]

Personal life

In 1986, he played the father of character Dean Youngblood (Rob Lowe) in the movie Youngblood, and was also the film's hockey consultant.[7] He has worked as a disk jockey, a stockbroker, a travel broker, a freelance writer, a university professor, and a ski instructor.[8][7]

Near the end of his NHL career, he was interviewed for Studs Terkel's bestselling book, Working: What People do all Day and How They Feel About What They Do.^{[citation needed]}

Eric Nesterenko spent his later life in Colorado[9] and died on June 4, 2022 at the age of 88.[10][11]

Awards and achievements

• WHL championship (1956)^{[citation needed]}
• Edinburgh Trophy championship (1956)^{[citation needed]}
• Stanley Cup championship (1961)^{[citation needed]}
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1961 and 1965)^{[citation needed]}
• Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1949–50	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		46	28	22	50	90		13	7	9	16	27
1951–52	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		52	53	42	95	133		6	2	6	8	12
1951–52	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		34	27	21	48	46		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		35	10	6	16	27		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		68	14	9	23	70		5	0	1	1	9
1954–55	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		62	15	15	30	99		4	0	1	1	6
1955–56	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		40	4	6	10	65		—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL		20	8	6	14	27		14	3	7	10	22
1956–57	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		24	8	15	23	32		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		70	20	18	38	104		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		70	16	18	34	81		6	2	2	4	8
1959–60	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		61	13	23	36	71		4	0	0	0	2
1960–61	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		68	19	19	38	125		11	2	3	5	6
1961–62	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		68	15	14	29	97		12	0	5	5	22
1962–63	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		67	12	15	27	103		6	2	3	5	8
1963–64	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		70	7	19	26	93		7	2	1	3	8
1964–65	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		56	14	16	30	63		14	2	2	4	16
1965–66	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		67	15	25	40	58		6	1	0	1	4
1966–67	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		68	14	23	37	38		6	1	2	3	2
1967–68	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		71	11	25	36	37		10	0	1	1	2
1968–69	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		72	15	17	32	29		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		67	16	18	34	26		7	1	2	3	4
1970–71	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		76	8	15	23	28		18	0	1	1	19
1971–72	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		38	4	8	12	27		8	0	0	0	11
1973–74	Chicago Cougars	WHA		29	2	5	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Trail Smoke Eaters	WIHL		40	10	25	35	38		—	—	—	—	—
WHA totals				29	2	5	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				1,219	250	324	574	1,273		124	13	24	37	127

See also

• List of NHL players with 1000 games played

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

На других языках

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[de] Eric Nesterenko

Eric Paul „Sonja“ Nesterenko (* 31. Oktober 1933 in Flin Flon, Manitoba; † 6. Juni 2022) war ein kanadischer Eishockeyspieler und -trainer ukrainischer Herkunft, der im Verlauf seiner aktiven Karriere zwischen 1949 und 1974 unter anderem 1.343 Spiele für die Toronto Maple Leafs und Chicago Black Hawks in der National Hockey League (NHL) sowie 29 weitere für die Chicago Cougars in der World Hockey Association (WHA) auf der Position des Centers bestritten hat. Seinen größten Karriereerfolg feierte Nesterenko, der zweimal am NHL All-Star Game teilnahm, in Diensten der Chicago Black Hawks mit dem Gewinn des Stanley Cups im Jahr 1961.[1]

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- [en] Eric Nesterenko

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[ru] Нестеренко, Эрик

Эрик Нестеренко (англ. Eric Nesterenko; 31 октября 1933, Флин-Флон, Манитоба, Канада — 4 июня 2022) — канадский хоккеист, нападающий. Обладатель Кубка Стэнли в составе клуба «Чикаго Блэкхокс» в 1961 году. Участник Матча всех звёзд НХЛ 1961 и 1965 годов.

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