Nickolas Waesne (January 28, 1903 – May 26, 1991), better known as Nick Wasnie, was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks, Montreal Canadiens, New York Americans, Ottawa Senators and St. Louis Eagles between 1927 and 1935. He won the Stanley Cup twice with the Montreal Canadiens in 1930 and 1931. After several NHL teams folded in the 1930s, Wasnie spent several years in various minor leagues, retiring from playing in 1940.
He died in Brainerd, Minnesota in 1991."Obituaries", Winnipeg Free Press, Tuesday, May 28, 1991, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Wasnie was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1925–26 Winnipeg Maroons CHL 31 7 1 8 35 5 1 0 1 0 1926–27 Winnipeg Maroons AHA 21 7 3 10 33 — — — — — 1927–28 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 14 1 0 1 22 — — — — — 1927–28 Quebec Castors Can-Am 22 8 3 11 32 6 3 0 3 18 1928–29 Newark Bulldogs Can-Am 40 14 6 20 76 — — — — — 1929–30 Montreal Canadiens NHL 44 12 11 23 64 6 2 2 4 12 1930–31 Montreal Canadiens NHL 44 9 2 11 26 10 4 1 5 8 1931–32 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 10 2 12 16 4 0 0 0 0 1932–33 New York Americans NHL 48 11 12 23 36 — — — — — 1933–34 Ottawa Senators NHL 37 11 6 17 10 — — — — — 1934–35 St. Louis Eagles NHL 13 3 1 4 2 — — — — — 1934–35 Minneapolis Millers CHL 33 16 19 35 32 5 2 3 5 4 1935–36 Rochester Cardinals IHL 7 3 4 7 7 — — — — — 1936–37 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA 46 18 19 37 52 3 0 1 1 0 1937–38 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA 45 9 12 21 14 — — — — — 1938–39 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA 48 34 27 61 19 — — — — — 1939–40 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA 48 18 21 39 36 — — — — — AHA totals 208 86 82 168 154 3 0 1 1 0 NHL totals 248 57 34 91 176 20 6 3 9 20
Awards and achievements Stanley Cup Championships (1930, 1931) CHL First All-Star Team (1935) AHA First All-Star Team (1937) Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (2019)
References
External links
Nick Wasnie's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame