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Vic Venasky
Born (1951-03-06) March 6, 1951 (age 73)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Los Angeles Kings
HC Davos
NHL Draft 34th overall, 1971
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1972–1980

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 season Playoffs
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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