Vic Mercredi
| Vic Mercredi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 31, 1953 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Atlanta Flames Calgary Cowboys | ||
| NHL draft |
16th overall, 1973 Atlanta Flames | ||
| WHA draft |
35th overall, 1973 Houston Aeros | ||
| Playing career | 1969–1980 | ||
Victor Dennis Mercredi (born March 31, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player of Métis heritage.[1] Mercredi played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) as a left winger.[2]
Hockey career and accomplishments
[edit]Vic Mercredi's hockey career spanned a decade, from 1969 to 1980. He played for the Penticton Broncos in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League from 1969–71 and the New Westminster Bruins in the Western Canadian Hockey League from 1971-73.[3] Mercredi was drafted 16th overall in the first round of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Flames, and 35th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Houston Aeros. He played 2 games for Atlanta in the 1974–75 season, and three games for the Calgary Cowboys during the 1975-76 WHA season. He also played for a time in Stockholm, Sweden, on the now defunct Hammarby IF Hockey team. Mercredi was the 1970-71 BCJHL MVP and voted on the BCJHL all-star first team.[4] He was also inducted into the NWT Sport Hall of Fame in 2013 for being the first hockey player born in the Northwest Territories to play in the National Hockey League.[5]
Political involvement
[edit]Mercredi ran for public office to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2011 Northwest Territories general election in the electoral district of Kam Lake. He finished third out of four candidates, while incumbent Dave Ramsay was re-elected.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1969–70 | Penticton Broncos | BCJHL | 48 | 16 | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Penticton Broncos | BCJHL | 51 | 50 | 56 | 106 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 68 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 87 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1972–73 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 67 | 52 | 61 | 113 | 135 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 1973–74 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 68 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 64 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 52 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Hammarby IF | SWE-2 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Phoenix Roadrunners | PHL | 42 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Tucson Rustlers | PHL | 29 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Delta Kings | BCSHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Metis Hockey Players". Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture. pp. 4–5. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ "1973 NHL Amateur Draft -- Vic Mercredi". www.hockeydraftcentral.com. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "Vic Mercredi hockey statistics and profile". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "Vic Mercredi". sportnorth.com. Sport North Federation. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "Vic Mercredi". NWT Sport Hall of Fame. January 1, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Atlanta Flames draft picks
- Atlanta Flames players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Baltimore Clippers players
- Calgary Cowboys players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Canadian sportsperson-politicians
- Houston Aeros draft picks
- Ice hockey people from the Northwest Territories
- Métis sportspeople
- NHL first-round draft picks
- New Westminster Bruins players
- Omaha Knights (CHL) players
- Sportspeople from Yellowknife
- Penticton Broncos players
- Politicians in the Northwest Territories
- Springfield Indians players
- Tucson Rustlers players