John Bucyk

John Paul "Chief" Bucyk (born May 12, 1935) is a Canadian retired ice hockey left winger. He played most of his career with the Boston Bruins.

Bucyk was born on May 12, 1935 in Edmonton to Ukrainian immigrants.Stan Fischler, Boston Bruins: Greatest Moments and Players (Champaign, IL: Sports Publishers, 1999), pp. 27–28

Bucyk was a skilled left winger who was one of the biggest players of his day.  He had a long and great career, and had scored the fourth most points and played the third most games ever when he retired in 1978. He was also the highest scoring left winger ever.  He was a very clean player and won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship in 1971 and 1974.Stan Fischler; Shirley Fischler, Who's Who in Hockey (Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2003), p. 51

Bucyk played junior hockey for four seasons for his hometown team. Then he signed up with the Detroit Red Wings in 1955.  Two years later he was traded to the Bruins.  Bucyk became the top left wing in Boston and was a star for the team for 22 years.  He often served as the team's captain.

When he retired, the Bruins also retired his number #9 jersey.  He was also elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981.  He scored 545 goals as a Bruin, the most in team history.Rob Simpson, Black and Gold: Four Decades of the Boston Bruins in Photographs (Mississauga, Ont.: John Wiley & Sons Canada, 2012), p. 42  Only Ray Bourque had more points and assists for the Bruins.

Bucyk still works the Bruins and is the team's director of road services.

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