# Steve Witiuk

Stephen Witiuk Sr. (January 8, 1929 – November 30, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played 33 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1951–52 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1949 to 1969, was mainly spent in the Western Hockey League. Witiuk died in Spokane, Washington on November 30, 2022, aged 93.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1946–47 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1947–48 | Winnipeg Black Hawks | MJHL | 22 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948–49 | Winnipeg Black Hawks | MJHL | 28 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949–50 | Regina Capitals | WCSHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949–50 | Kamloops Elks | OSHL | 33 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| 1949–50 | Calgary Stampeders | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| 1950–51 | Edmonton Flyers | WCSHL | 48 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 71 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 1951–52 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1951–52 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952–53 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 60 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953–54 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 69 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 52 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 1954–55 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 60 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 61 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 1955–56 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 66 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 76 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| 1956–57 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 47 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957–58 | Calgary Stampeders | WHL | 39 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957–58 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 70 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1958–59 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 62 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 1959–60 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 62 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1960–61 | Spokane Comets | WHL | 67 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1961–62 | Spokane Comets | WHL | 64 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 49 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
| 1962–63 | Spokane Comets | WHL | 66 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963–64 | Denver Invaders | WHL | 70 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1964–65 | Victoria Maple Leafs | WHL | 56 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 1965–66 | Victoria Maple Leafs | WHL | 72 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966–67 | Victoria Maple Leafs | WHL | 59 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967–68 | Spokane Jets | WIHL | 41 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 57 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13 |
| 1967–68 | Spokane Jets | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1968–69 | Spokane Jets | WIHL | 40 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| WHL totals | WHL totals | WHL totals | 945 | 294 | 423 | 717 | 840 | 87 | 20 | 32 | 52 | 114 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and achievements

* WHL Championships (1954, 1966)
* Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame