- Bronco Horvath
Joseph "Bronco" Horvath (born
March 12 ,1930 , inPort Colborne, Ontario ) is a retired former professionalice hockey player who played 434 games in the NHL between 1955 and 1968.Born to an ethnic Hungarian family which immigrated from
Carpathia after the end ofWorld War I when the territory was ceded toUkraine , he is perhaps best remembered for his time playing on the famous "Uke Line" inBoston with the Bruins, with fellow Ukrainian-CanadiansJohnny Bucyk andVic Stasiuk . Horvath missed out on theArt Ross Trophy in 1959–60 by a single point toBobby Hull , however he tied with Hull for the goal-scoring lead, with 39. He played for five of theOriginal Six teams in the NHL (only missing Detroit) and was demoted to the minors in 1963, however with the increased demand for players with the NHL expansion in 1967, Horvath found himself back in the league with theMinnesota North Stars . He ultimately retired from playing in 1970. The following year he became coach of theLondon Knights of the OHL, from 1971–72. He moved to South Yarmouth, Mass., when he was named coach of theCape Cod Cubs , an expansion team in theEastern Hockey League , in 1972. He coached the Cubs to a regular-season divisional championship and a sweep of their first-round playoff series with theLong Island Ducks before a powerfulSyracuse Blazers team ended Cape Cod's league championship hopes. Horvath returned as coach for the 1973–74 season with the Cubs, who were charter members of the newNorth American Hockey League , but was fired after the team got off to a slow start. His last coaching job was a brief stint at Dennis-Yarmouth (Mass.) Regional High School. He still resides on Cape Cod, where he enjoys an occasional round of golf.External links
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