Victor William Venasky (born March 6, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings between 1972 and 1979.
Career As a junior, Venasky played on the Port Arthur Marrs who made it to the Memorial Cup finals in 1967. After playing college hockey at the University of Denver, Venasky went on to play 430 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings. He now coaches youth hockey and runs an equipment rental shop in Southern California.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1966–67 Port Arthur Marrs TBJHL — — — — — 5 1 0 1 0 1966–67 Port Arthur Marrs M-Cup — — — — — 6 0 1 1 0 1967–68 Port Arthur Marrs TBJHL 24 16 17 33 0 — — — — — 1968–69 Port Arthur Marrs TBJHL 36 29 34 63 4 — — — — — 1968–69 Fort William Hurricanes M-Cup — — — — — 6 7 5 12 12 1969–70 Port Arthur Marrs TBJHL 22 27 20 47 0 — — — — — 1969–70 Fort William Hurricanes M-Cup — — — — — 12 8 12 20 6 1969–70 Weyburn Red Wings M-Cup — — — — — 4 2 4 6 0 1970–71 University of Denver WCHA 36 20 36 56 12 — — — — — 1971–72 University of Denver WCHA 21 20 26 46 8 — — — — — 1972–73 Los Angeles Kings NHL 77 15 19 34 10 — — — — — 1973–74 Los Angeles Kings NHL 32 6 5 11 12 — — — — — 1973–74 Springfield Kings AHL 21 8 15 23 8 — — — — — 1973–74 Portland Buckaroos WHL 10 1 11 12 4 9 7 2 9 8 1974–75 Los Angeles Kings NHL 17 1 2 3 0 — — — — — 1974–75 Fort Worth Texans CHL 14 5 11 16 6 — — — — — 1974–75 Springfield Indians AHL 6 2 2 4 4 — — — — — 1975–76 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 18 26 44 12 9 0 1 1 6 1976–77 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 14 26 40 18 9 1 4 5 6 1977–78 Los Angeles Kings NHL 71 3 10 13 6 1 0 0 0 0 1978–79 Los Angeles Kings NHL 73 4 13 17 8 2 0 0 0 0 1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 80 25 31 66 22 — — — — — 1980–81 HC Davos NLA — — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Thunder Bay Twins CA-SH — — — — — — — — — — NHL totals 430 61 101 162 66 21 1 5 6 12
Awards and honours Award Year All-WCHA Second Team 1970–71 AHCA West All-American 1970–71
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