John Kordic

John "Rambo" Kordic (March 22, 1965 – August 8, 1992) was a player in the National Hockey League. He played for the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, and Quebec Nordiques. He spent 7 seasons in the league and earned a reputation as being an enforcer, amassing nearly 1000 penalty minutes in 244 games. He won the Calder Cup with Sherbrooke Canadiens in 1985, and a Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens in 1986.
While on the Toronto Maple Leafs, he wore #27, formerly worn by Leaf greats Darryl Sittler and Frank Mahovlich.
On August 8, 1992, several police officers were called in to restrain Kordic, who was trashing a room at the Motel Maxim in Ancienne Lorette, Quebec. Following a struggle with police, Kordic was taken to hospital in an ambulance, where he lost consciousness and subsequently died of heart failure and a collapsed lung. A coroner's inquest later determined that Kordic had 0.1 milligrams of cocaine in his system. At his time of death, Kordic was only 27 years old.
John's brother Dan Kordic, who was also primarily known as an enforcer, spent the 1990s in the Philadelphia Flyers organization.
==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
1982–83 	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL 	 	72 	3 	22 	25 	235 	 	14 	1 	6 	7 	30
1983–84 	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL 	 	67 	9 	50 	59 	232 	 	14 	0 	3 	3 	56
1984–85 	Sherbrooke Canadiens 	AHL 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	11
1984–85 	Portland Winter Hawks	WHL 	 	25 	6 	22 	28 	73 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1984–85 	Seattle Breakers 	WHL 	 	46 	17 	36 	53 	154 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1985–86 	Sherbrooke Canadiens 	AHL 	 	68 	3 	14 	17 	238 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1985–86 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	12 	 	18 	0 	0 	0 	53
1986–87 	Sherbrooke Canadiens 	AHL 	 	10 	4 	4 	8 	49 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1986–87 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	44 	5 	3 	8 	151 	 	11 	2 	0 	2 	19
1987–88 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	60 	2 	6 	8 	159 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	26
1988–89 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	13 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1988–89 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	46 	1 	2 	3 	185 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1989–90 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	55 	9 	4 	13 	252 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	33
1990–91 	Newmarket Saints 	AHL 	 	8 	1 	1 	2 	79 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990–91 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	9 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1990–91 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	101 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1991–92 	Cape Breton Oilers 	AHL 	 	12 	2 	1 	3 	141 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	53
1991–92 	Quebec Nordiques 	NHL 	 	18 	0 	2 	2 	115 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	244 	17 	18 	35 	997 	 	41 	4 	3 	7 	131
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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