- Elmer Vasko
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Elmer Vasko Born December 11, 1935
Duparquet, QC, CANDied October 30, 1998 (aged 62)Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) Position Defence Shot Left Played for AHL
Buffalo Bisons
NHL
Chicago Black Hawks
Minnesota North StarsPlaying career 1955–1970 Elmer "Moose" Vasko (December 11, 1935 in Duparquet, Quebec – October 30, 1998) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks and Minnesota North Stars and won the Stanley Cup in 1961.
Personal
He was one of the few players of Slovak descent in the NHL's younger years. Vasko also never lost any of his teeth during his NHL career, despite the lack of mouthguards or helmets in his playing days.
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Preceded by
Bob WoytowichMinnesota North Stars captain
1968–69Succeeded by
Claude LaroseCategories:- 1935 births
- 1998 deaths
- Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Minnesota North Stars players
- People from Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Salt Lake Golden Eagles players
- Stanley Cup champions
- St. Catharines Teepees alumni
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman stubs
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