Canadian ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Ronald Patrick "Chico" Maki (August 17, 1939 – August 24, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey forward .[ 1] Maki played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Chicago Black Hawks , starting in the 1960–61 NHL season , and retiring after the 1975–76 season.
Playing career
Maki played junior hockey with the St. Catharines Teepees , and was team captain when they won the 1960 Memorial Cup .[ 2] He won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as American Hockey League (AHL) rookie of the year while playing for the Buffalo Bisons in 1961.[ 2] Maki then dressed for games 1 and 2 of the 1961 Stanley Cup Finals , but did not play; Chicago still included his name on the Stanley Cup when they won it that year.
Maki became known as a skilled two-way forward, perennially in the league leaders in shorthanded goals, and played in three All-Star Games : in 1961, 1971 and 1972.[ 3]
Personal life
He was the older brother of former NHL player Wayne Maki , who died of brain cancer in 1974. Maki also bought the Hillcrest Restaurant and Motel, which he later called Chico Maki's Inn. He was of Finnish descent.[ 4]
Career statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
Season
Team
League
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
1956–57
St. Catharines Teepees
OHA-Jr.
47
6
6
12
32
14
2
1
3
32
1957–58
St. Catharines Teepees
OHA-Jr.
49
21
19
40
72
8
3
5
8
10
1958–59
St. Catharines Teepees
OHA-Jr.
54
41
53
94
64
7
2
1
3
10
1958–59
Buffalo Bisons
AHL
1
0
0
0
2
—
—
—
—
—
1958–59
Trois-Rivières Lions
QHL
—
—
—
—
—
1
0
0
0
0
1959–60
St. Catharines Teepees
OHA-Jr.
47
39
53
92
75
17
11
18
29
40
1959–60
Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds
EPHL
1
0
1
1
0
—
—
—
—
—
1959–60
Buffalo Bisons
AHL
3
1
4
5
0
—
—
—
—
—
1959–60
St. Catharines Teepees
M-Cup
—
—
—
—
—
14
8
19
27
41
1960–61
Buffalo Bisons
AHL
69
30
42
72
20
4
0
0
0
2
1960–61
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
—
—
—
—
—
1
0
0
0
0
1961–62
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
16
4
6
10
2
—
—
—
—
—
1961–62
Buffalo Bisons
AHL
51
21
28
49
65
11
3
5
8
15
1962–63
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
65
7
17
24
35
6
0
1
1
2
1963–64
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
68
8
14
22
70
7
0
0
0
15
1964–65
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
65
16
24
40
58
14
3
9
12
8
1965–66
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
68
17
31
48
41
3
1
1
2
0
1966–67
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
56
9
29
38
14
6
0
0
0
0
1967–68
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
60
8
16
24
4
11
2
5
7
4
1968–69
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
66
7
21
28
30
—
—
—
—
—
1969–70
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
75
10
24
34
27
8
2
2
4
2
1970–71
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
72
22
26
48
18
18
6
5
11
6
1971–72
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
62
13
34
47
22
8
1
4
5
4
1972–73
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
77
13
19
32
10
16
2
8
10
0
1973–74
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
69
9
25
34
12
11
0
1
1
2
1975–76
Chicago Black Hawks
NHL
22
0
6
6
2
4
0
0
0
0
NHL totals
841
143
292
435
345
113
17
36
53
43
References
^ "Former Chicago Blackhawks forward Ron 'Chico' Maki dead at age 76" . NHL.com . August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015 .
^ a b Clinton, Jared (August 26, 2015). "Longtime Chicago Blackhawk, former NHL all-star Chico Maki passes away at 76" . TheHockeyNews . The Hockey News . Retrieved August 10, 2019 .
^ "Chico Maki" . hockey-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2023 .
^ Nieminen, Jouni (October 14, 2019). "Kovin ja kiltein" . NordicBet [fi ] (in Finnish). Retrieved August 26, 2021 .
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