Eric Nesterenko

Eric Nesterenko (born 31 October, 1933) is a Canadian former professional National Hockey League (NHL) player from 1951 to 1972, playing centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs until 1956 and for the Chicago Black Hawks thereafter. In 1973–74 he played for the Chicago Cougars of the World Hockey Association, after a year of coaching in Switzerland. He had 250 goals and 324 assists during his NHL career, and won a Stanley Cup championship with Chicago in 1961.

Nesterenko was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada to immigrants from the Ukraine. He attended high school at North Toronto Collegiate Institute. [http://www.ntci.on.ca/alumni/FN-sp2002.pdf] In 1986, he played the father of character Dean Youngblood (played by Rob Lowe) in the movie "Youngblood". He has also worked as a disk jockey, a stockbroker, a travel broker, a freelance writer, a university professor and a ski instructor. [ [http://blackhawkslegends.blogspot.com/2006/05/eric-nesterenko.html Chicago Blackhawks Legends: Eric Nesterenko ] ]

Near the end of his NHL career, he was interviewed for Studs Terkel's bestselling book, "".

Awards & Achievements

*WHL Championship (1956)
*Edinburgh Trophy Championship (1956)
*Stanley Cup Championship (1961)
*Played in NHL All-Star Game (1961 & 1965)
*“Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

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