Tom Lysiak

Thomas James Lysiak (born April 22, 1953 in High Prairie, Alberta, died May 30, 2016) was a former professional player. He was selected as the second overall pick in the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Flames, and was selected by the Houston Aeros in Round 2 of the WHA Amateur Draft (23rd overall).
In each of his last two seasons with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Lysiak was awarded the Brownridge Trophy as the Western Canada Hockey League's leading scorer (with a total of 297 points in 135 games).
Lysiak joined the Flames for the 1973–74 NHL season, just the second year for the franchise, and scored a team-high 64 points. He helped the team to its first playoff berth and finished second in the voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy (top rookie).
Lysiak led the Flames in scoring in each of his five full seasons with the team and represented the Flames in three consecutive NHL All-Star Games (1975, 1976, 1977). He served as the Flames' captain during the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons, but was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks in an unpopular multiplayer deal (eight players were involved, the largest number in NHL history at the time) midway through the 1978–79 season. He was the Atlanta Flames' all-time leader for assists with 276 and points with 431 and ranks second in goals with 155. He had 21 two-goal games with Flames and one Hat trick.
Lysiak played seven full seasons for Chicago and in 1980–81 led the team in scoring with 76 points, including a career-high 55 assists. The next season, 1981–82, he matched his top point-scoring season in Atlanta with 82 points and scored a career-high 32 goals.
On October 30, 1983, while a member of the Blackhawks, Lysiak tripped linesman Ron Foyt during a game against the Hartford Whalers. For the incident, the NHL imposed a 20-game suspension, one of the longest in league history.
Since his retirement, Lysiak has levd and worked in the Atlanta area.
He passed away on May 30, 2016 after a battle with leukemia.
==Career statistics==
  	  	 	 	Regular season	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
1970–71	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL 	 	60 	14 	16 	30 	112 	-- 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1971–72	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL 	 	68 	46 	97 	143 	96 	-- 	 	7 	7 	5 	12 	18
1972–73	Medicine Hat Tigers	WCHL 	 	67 	58 	96 	154 	104 	-- 	 	17 	12 	27 	39 	48
1973–74	Atlanta Flames 	NHL 	 	77 	19 	45 	64 	54 	-15 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	0
1974–75	Atlanta Flames 	NHL 	 	77 	25 	52 	77 	73 	23 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1975–76	Atlanta Flames 	NHL 	 	80 	31 	51 	82 	60 	2 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
1976–77	Atlanta Flames 	NHL 	 	79 	30 	51 	81 	52 	3 	 	3 	1 	3 	4 	8
1977–78	Atlanta Flames 	NHL 	 	80 	27 	42 	69 	54 	-3 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	2
1978–79	Atlanta Flames 	NHL 	 	52 	23 	35 	58 	36 	16 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1978–79	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	14 	0 	10 	10 	14 	3 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
1979–80	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	77 	26 	43 	69 	31 	-7 	 	7 	4 	4 	8 	0
1980–81	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	72 	21 	55 	76 	20 	7 	 	3 	0 	3 	3 	0
1981–82	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	71 	32 	50 	82 	84 	-8 	 	15 	6 	9 	15 	13
1982–83	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	61 	23 	38 	61 	27 	13 	 	13 	6 	7 	13 	8
1983–84	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	54 	17 	30 	47 	35 	-13 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	2
1984–85	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	74 	16 	30 	46 	13 	-16 	 	15 	4 	8 	12 	10
1985–86	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL 	 	51 	2 	19 	21 	14 	-19 	 	3 	2 	1 	3 	2
 	NHL totals 	 	 	919 	292 	551 	843 	567 	-14 	 	76 	25 	38 	63 	49
 	WCJHL totals 	 	 	195 	118 	209 	327 	312 	-- 	 	24 	19 	32 	51 	66
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Category:Born in 1953
Category:Atlanta Flames draft picks
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Houston Aeros draft picks
Category:Medicine Hat Tigers alumni
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Retired in 1986
Category:Atlanta Flames players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Dead in 2016