Tony Hrkac

Tony Hrkac
Born	(1966-07-07) July 7, 1966 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	St. Louis Blues Quebec Nordiques San Jose Sharks Chicago Blackhawks Dallas Stars Edmonton Oilers New York Islanders Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Atlanta Thrashers
NHL Draft	32nd overall, 1984 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1987–2005 2009–2010
Website	http://www.hrkac.com

Anthony John Hrkac (/ˈhɜːrkəs/; born July 7, 1966) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player of Croatian and Ukrainian ancestry.^[1]^[2] who played eighteen season of professional hockey.

Playing career

College

Hrkac was drafted in the second round, 32nd overall, by the St. Louis Blues in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Hrkac played collegiately at the University of North Dakota, and was the recipient of the Hobey Baker Award for top men's collegiate hockey player during the 1986–87 season. He led the team—widely known during this period as the "Hrkac Circus" (the name rhymes) ^[3] — to a national championship and his 116 points that season still stands as the NCAA single-season scoring mark.

National Hockey League

He made his National Hockey League debut with the Blues during the 1987 NHL playoffs, appearing in three games. After two-plus seasons with the Blues, he was traded (along with Greg Millen) to the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for Jeff Brown.

In his NHL career, Hrkac would play for the Blues, Nordiques, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and Atlanta Thrashers. Hrkac's rights were also briefly owned by the Pittsburgh Penguins when they acquired him and Bobby Dollas from the Edmonton Oilers for forward Josef Beranek. On June 26, ten days after initially acquiring Hrkac, the Penguins lost Hrkac to the Nashville Predators in the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft.^[4]^[5] Less than two weeks later, Hrkac was moved; this time to the Dallas Stars. He was traded on July 9, 1998 for future considerations.^[5]

In 758 career NHL games, Hrkac scored 132 goals and added 239 assists. He also appeared in 41 playoff games, scoring seven goals and adding seven assists. Four of those seven goals came in one game against the Chicago Blackhawks on April 10, 1988, setting a St. Louis Blues record for most goals scored in a playoff game by one player. Hrkac was a member of the 1998–99 Dallas Stars team which won the Stanley Cup.

American Hockey League

Hrkac returned to the minor leagues in 2003 after he was unable to sign with an NHL club. He was a key player on the Calder Cup champion Milwaukee Admirals in 2003–04. While there were rumors that the St. Louis Blues were seeking to sign him for one last stint with his original team, Hrkac retired after the 2004–05 season.

Hrkac came out of retirement for the 2008–09 season, at the age of 42, by signing with the AHL's Houston Aeros on March 11, 2009.^[6]^[7]

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	1986–87	^[8]
AHCA West First-Team All-American	1986–87	^[9]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team	1987	^[10]

1986-87, Hobey Baker Award, NCAA
1992-93, James Gatschene Memorial Trophy, awarded to the Most Valuable Player who showed sportsmanship, IHL
1992-93, Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy, IHL
Hrkac's #26 was retired by the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals on March 14, 2008.

Coaching career

On September 19, 2006, Concordia University Wisconsin officials announced that the university added Division III men’s and women’s hockey to its sports line-up for the 2007–2008 school year. Tony Hrkac was named the first men’s hockey coach in Concordia history ^[11] serving as coach until February, 2012, with a coaching record of 10-109-10 while at Concordia.^[12]

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984–85	North Dakota	WCHA	36	18	36	54	16	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Canadian Nat	Intl	62	19	30	49	36	—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	North Dakota	WCHA	48	46	70	116	48	—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	St. Louis Blues	NHL	—	—	—	—	—	3	0	0	0	0
1987–88	St. Louis Blues	NHL	67	11	37	48	22	10	6	1	7	4
1988–89	St. Louis Blues	NHL	70	17	28	45	8	4	1	1	2	0
1989–90	St. Louis Blues	NHL	28	5	12	17	8	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	22	4	8	12	2	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Halifax Citadels	AHL	20	12	21	33	4	6	5	9	14	4
1990–91	Halifax Citadels	AHL	3	4	1	5	2	—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	70	16	32	48	16	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	San Jose Sharks	NHL	22	2	10	12	4	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	18	1	2	3	6	3	0	0	0	2
1992–93	Indianapolis Ice	IHL	80	45	87	132	70	5	0	2	2	2
1993–94	Peoria Rivermen	IHL	45	30	51	81	25	1	1	2	3	0
1993–94	St. Louis Blues	NHL	36	6	5	11	8	4	0	0	0	0
1994–95	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL	71	24	67	91	26	15	4	9	13	16
1995–96	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL	43	14	28	42	18	5	1	3	4	4
1996–97	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL	81	27	61	88	20	3	1	1	2	2
1997–98	Michigan K-Wings	IHL	20	7	15	22	6	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Dallas Stars	NHL	13	5	3	8	0	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	36	8	11	19	10	12	0	3	3	2
1998–99	Dallas Stars	NHL	69	13	14	27	26	5	0	2	2	4
1999–00	New York Islanders	NHL	7	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	60	4	7	11	8	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	80	13	25	38	29	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	80	18	26	44	12	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	80	9	17	26	14	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	68	20	39	59	20	22	8	12	20	8
2004–05	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	77	12	28	40	14	6	0	1	1	8
2008–09	Houston Aeros	AHL	12	2	2	4	4	19	4	10	14	8
2009–10	Houston Aeros	AHL	17	0	3	3	4	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			758	132	239	371	173	41	7	7	14	12

References

↑ I kanadskim hokejom vladaju Hrvati
↑ http://www.ukrweekly.com/old/archive/1981/528142.shtml
↑ College Hockey News: The Best Ever?
↑ Hockey-Reference.com: Tony Hrkac Profile Page
1 2 ProSportsTransactions.com: Tony Hrkac Transaction History
↑ "Aeros sign Veteran Tony Hrkac". aeros.com. 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
↑ "Former admiral Hrkac returns to AHL". OnMilwaukee.com. 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
↑ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
↑ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
↑ Hrkac named head coach at Concordia
↑ Hrkac out as Concordia hockey coach

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Dallas Gaume	WCHA Player of the Year 1986–87	Succeeded by Robb Stauber
Preceded by Scott Fusco	Winner of the Hobey Baker Award 1986–1987	Succeeded by Robb Stauber
Preceded by Mike Donnelly	NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player 1987	Succeeded by Bruce Hoffort

North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey

Formerly the North Dakota Fighting Sioux

Venues	Winter Sports Building (1948–1972) Ralph Engelstad Arena (old; 1972–2001) Ralph Engelstad Arena (new; 2001–present)

Conference affiliations	Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) (1951–1958, 1959–2013) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–present)

Rivalries	Minnesota

All-time leaders	Greg Johnson (272 Points) Ben Cherski (131 Goals) Karl Goehring (80 Wins)

National championships	1959 1963 1980 1982 1987 1997 2000 2016

Frozen Four appearances	1958 1959 1963 1965 1967 1968 1979 1980 1982 1984 1987 1997 2000 2001 2005 2006 2007 2008 2011 2014 2015 2016

NCAA Tournament appearances	1958 1959 1963 1965 1967 1968 1979 1980 1982 1984 1987 1990 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Conference Tournament champions	WCHA: 1967 1968 1979 1980 1987 1997 2000 2006 2010 2011 2012

Hobey Baker winners	Tony Hrkac (1987) Ryan Duncan (2007)

University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND

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