Dave Hrechkosy

David "Wrecker" John Hrechkosy 
*Born: November 1, 1951 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
*Hometown: North End, Winnipeg, Manitoba
*Died: March 7, 2012 at Salt Lake City, Utah
*Position: Left Wing
played in the MJHL with the West Kildonen in 1969-70. ... picked up by Dauphin for the Memorial Cup playoffs. ... the next year he scored 16 goals and was a tireless worker on the WCJHL's Winnipeg Jets. ... signed with NY Rangers. ... scored 31 goals with New Haven (EHL) in 1971-72. ... promoted to Rochester (AHL) for 1972-73. ... traded to California. ... played a couple of games for the Seals in 1973-74. ... saw most of his ice time with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles (WHL) where he notched 36 goals. ... stuck with Seals in 1974-75, scoring 29 times. ... runner-up for NHL rookie of the year. ... dropped to nine goals the next season and was eventually relegated to the minors. ... finished the season in St. Louis, after being traded. ... played 15 games the next season for the Blues, before being sent down. ... spent the remained of his career in the minors.
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	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
1969-70 	West Kildonan North Stars	MJHL 	 	48 	28 	15 	43 	36 	 	 	 	 	 	
1969-70 	Dauphin Kings 	Memorial Cup	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	2
1970-71 	Winnipeg Jets 	WCHL 	 	57 	16 	21 	37 	70 	 	12 	4 	3 	7 	24
1971-72 	Providence Reds 	AHL 	 	7 	3 	0 	3 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1971-72 	New Haven Blades 	EHL 	 	75 	31 	34 	65 	66 	 	7 	4 	5 	9 	16
1972-73 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 	 	70 	15 	24 	39 	48 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	8
1973-74 	California Golden Seals 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1973-74 	Salt Lake Golden Eagles 	WHL 	 	78 	35 	36 	71 	58 	 	5 	2 	1 	3 	10
1974-75 	California Seals 	NHL 	 	73 	29 	14 	43 	25 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1975-76 	California Seals 	NHL 	 	38 	5 	9 	14 	14 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1975-76 	Salt Lake Golden Eagles 	CHL 	 	16 	8 	3 	11 	6 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1975-76 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	13 	3 	3 	6 	0 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	2
1976-77 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	15 	1 	2 	3 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1976-77 	Kansas City Blues 	CHL 	 	45 	9 	12 	21 	4 	 	10 	3 	3 	6 	0
1977-78 	Salt Lake Golden Eagles 	CHL 	 	55 	5 	12 	17 	11 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1978-79 	Saginaw Gears 	IHL 	 	2 	0 	2 	2 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1978-79 	New Haven Nighthawks 	AHL 	 	61 	15 	20 	35 	21 	 	10 	6 	7 	13 	8
1979-80 	New Haven Nighthawks 	AHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 	 	141 	42 	24 	66 	41 	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	2
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Career Moves==
*Traded to California by NY Rangers with Gary Coalter to complete transaction that sent Bert Marshall to NY Rangers, May 17, 1973. 
*Traded to St. Louis by California for St. Louis' 5th round choice in 1976 Amateur Draft and California's 3rd round choice in 1977 Amateur Draft, March 9, 1976.
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1951
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:West Kildonan North Stars players
Category:Dauphin Kings players
Category:Winnipeg Jets (WHL) players
Category:Manitoba junior hockey All-Time Roster
Category:Providence Reds players
Category:New Haven Blades players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:California Golden Seals players
Category:Salt Lake Golden Eagles players
Category:California Seals players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Kansas City Blues players
Category:Saginaw Gears (IHL) players
Category:New Haven Nighthawks players