Stan Mikita

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Stan Mikita was a Hall of Fame Slovak-Canadian center renowned as one of the NHL’s greatest playmakers and a longtime star for the Chicago Blackhawks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chicago Blackhawks player
Hall of Famer
National Hockey League player
ice hockey player
basedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
careerEnd 1980
careerStart 1958
citizenship Canada
Slovakia
commemoratedBy Stan Mikita Day in Chicago
countryOfBirth Czechoslovakia
surface form: Slovakia
dateOfBirth 1940-05-20
dateOfDeath 2018-08-07
ethnicOrigin Slovak
familyName Guoth
franchiseIconOf Chicago Blackhawks
fullName Stanislav Guoth
givenName Stanislav Guoth
surface form: Stanislav
hallOfFameInduction Hockey Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1983
honoredBy statue outside United Center
jerseyNumber 21
jerseyRetiredBy Chicago Blackhawks
language English
Slovak
league National Hockey League
movedToCountry Canada
notableFor pioneering use of curved hockey stick blade
playmaking ability
numberOfNHLTeamsPlayedFor 1
occupation professional athlete
placeOfBirth Ružomberok
surface form: Sokolče, Slovakia
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
playedFor Chicago Blackhawks
playedInCity Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago
playedInLeague National Hockey League
surface form: NHL
positionPlayed centre
recognizedAs one of the greatest centers in NHL history
one of the greatest playmakers in NHL history
shoots right
sport ice hockey
sportDiscipline men's ice hockey
StanleyCupChampionWith Chicago Blackhawks
StanleyCupWinYear 1961
teamCaptainOf Chicago Blackhawks
wonAward Art Ross Trophy
Hart Memorial Trophy
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

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