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Canada Wayne Maki

#11 Vancouver Canucks / NHL - 72/73

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Wayne Maki Facts

Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Highlights
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1

Maki, 29, died on May 12, 1974, of brain cancer, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Brother: Chico Maki

Wayne Maki Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1962-63 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOJHL 40* 20* 19* 39* 8* -* | Playoffs 5 5 0 5 7 -
1963-64 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOJHL 36* 43* 31* 74* 44* -* | Playoffs 17 17 7 24 24 -
1964-65 St. Catharines Black Hawks OHA-Jr. 56* 29* 48* 77* 43* -* |
St. Louis Braves CPHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
1965-66 St. Louis Braves CPHL 69* 25* 26* 51* 46* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 13 -
1966-67 St. Louis Braves CPHL 67* 31* 28* 59* 69* -* |
1967-68 Dallas Black Hawks CPHL 12* 5* 7* 12* 14* -* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 17 -
Chicago Black Hawks NHL 49* 5* 5* 10* 32* -4* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 2 -
1968-69 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 50* 25* 24* 49* 74* -* | Playoffs 11 7 7 14 37 -
Chicago Black Hawks NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
1969-70 Buffalo Bisons AHL 40* 13* 20* 33* 72* -* | Playoffs 14 4 4 8 61 -
St. Louis Blues NHL 16* 2* 1* 3* 4* -4* |
1970-71 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78* 25* 38* 63* 99* -13* |
1971-72 Vancouver Canucks NHL 76* 22* 25* 47* 43* -4* |
1972-73 Vancouver Canucks NHL 26* 3* 10* 13* 6* -11* |
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Wayne Maki Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 40* 13* 20* 33* 0.83* 72* -* | 1 14 4 * 4 * 8 * 0.57 * 61 * - *
CHL 1 50* 25* 24* 49* 0.98* 74* -* | 1 11 7 * 7 * 14 * 1.27 * 37 * - *
CPHL 4 151* 61* 61* 122* 0.81* 133* -* | 2 7 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.57 * 30 * - *
NHL 6 246* 57* 79* 136* 0.55* 184* -36* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
NOJHL 2 76* 63* 50* 113* 1.49* 52* -* | 2 22 22 * 7 * 29 * 1.32 * 31 * - *
OHA-Jr. 1 56* 29* 48* 77* 1.38* 43* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Wayne Maki Career Highlights

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Wayne Maki Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1970, 1 #24 overall by Vancouver Canucks in the NHL Expansion Draft

Number 11 retired by Vancouver Canucks

Maki was diagnosed with brain cancer 17 months prior to his death. His #11 jersey was unofficially retired by the Vancouver Canucks until Mark Messier, who had worn #11 with the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers, joined the team as an unrestricted free agent in 1997.

Career transactions
- 1970-06-10 • Claimed in Expansion Draft by the Vancouver Canucks
- 1969-06-11 • Claimed in Intra-League Draft by the St. Louis Blues

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