- Jim Krulicki
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Right Wing
shot = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 180
played_for =Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers
league = NHL
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1948|3|9|mf=y
birth_place = Kitchener, ON, CAN
career_start = 1970
career_end = 1971
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nickname =Jim John Krulicki (born
March 9 , 1948 in Kitchener,Ontario ) is a retiredice hockey right winger. He played in 41National Hockey League games for theNew York Rangers and theDetroit Red Wings .Professional career
Minor league hockey
Krulicki grew up playing for his hometown
Kitchener Greenshirts andKitchener Rangers of the OHA Junior League. He was a prospect of theNew York Rangers and Krulicki was doing his best to get noticed by the parent club. Krulicki recorded back-to-back 20 goal seasons in 1966–67 and 1967–68, scoring 25 and 28 goals respectively, for a total of 108 points over those two seasons. This was the achievement Krulicki needed and he was brought up to play for theOmaha Knights of the Central Hockey League for the 1968–70 season. In his first season with the Knights he only scored nine points, but followed that up in 1969–70 with a 28 point campaign. He helped the Knights reach first place in the regular season and win theAdams Cup as league champions of the playoffs. After scoring 12 points in the 12 game playoff run, Krulicki was called up to theBuffalo Bisons of theAmerican Hockey League for their playoff run. He scored another five points as the Bisons reached the finals and won theCalder Cup after defeating theSpringfield Kings four games to zero. Krulicki had just helped win championships for two different teams and had finally earned his chance at the NHL.Playing in the NHL
Krulicki started the
1970–71 NHL season with the New York Rangers and found the up tempo pace and lack of ice time in the NHL difficult. Krulicki scored only two assists in 27 games for the Rangers before being traded to theDetroit Red Wings onMarch 2 ,1971 forDale Rolfe . Krulicki finished out the season with Detroit scoring one assist. He opted to retire at the conclusion of the 1970–71 season.Awards
*Adams Cup Champion:1969–70 (Omaha Knights - CHL)
*Calder Cup Champion:1969–70 (Buffalo Bisons - AHL)External links
*hockeydb|10043
* [http://www.newyorkrangers.com/tradition/ATR/bio.asp?PlayerID=568 Krulicki's Bio on New York Rangers.com]
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