Steve Janaszak
| Steve Janaszak | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
January 7, 1957 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goaltender | ||||||||||||||||
| Caught | Left | ||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Minnesota North Stars Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | ||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1979–1983 | ||||||||||||||||
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Steven James Janaszak (born January 7, 1957) is an American former ice hockey goaltender who played three games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota North Stars and Colorado Rockies between 1980 and 1982.
Amateur career
Janaszak first became known in the hockey world as the star goaltender for
Professional career
Janaszak signed a free agent contract with the North Stars after the Olympics and appeared in one regular season game that season, a solid 2–2 draw against the
In popular culture
In the 1981 TV movie about the gold medal-winning U.S. hockey team called Miracle on Ice, Janaszak does not appear as a character, but rather in archival footage of the gold medal ceremony.
He is played by Sam Skoryna in the 2004
Life outside sports
He met his future wife, who was working as an interpreter during the 1980 Olympics in the athlete village, and they were married a year later. He works as an investment manager on Long Island, N.Y.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1971–72 | Hill-Murray School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Hill-Murray School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Hill-Murray School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Hill-Murray School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | University of Minnesota | B-10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | University of Minnesota | B-10 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1100 | 86 | 0 | 4.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | University of Minnesota | B-10 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1653 | 106 | 3 | 3.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | University of Minnesota | B-10 | 41 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2428 | 131 | 1 | 3.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | United States National Team | Intl | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 6.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Baltimore Clippers | EHL | 4 | — | — | — | 219 | 19 | 0 | 5.21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81
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Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 357 | 26 | 0 | 4.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 42 | — | — | — | 2196 | 130 | 0 | 3.55 | — | 3 | — | — | 104 | 7 | 0 | 4.04 | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 13 | 0 | 7.80 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 35 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1996 | 147 | 0 | 4.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 15 | 0 | 5.63 | .874 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
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| 1982 | United States | WJC
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3 | — | — | — | 180 | 17 | 0 | 5.56 | — | |
| Senior totals | 3 | — | — | — | 180 | 17 | 0 | 5.56 | — | |||
Awards and achievements
| Award | Year | |
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All-Tournament Team
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1979
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| Ken McKenzie Trophy (U.S.- Born Rookie of the Year - IHL; shared with Mike Labianca) | 1981 |
References
- ^ "Miracle on Ice team: Where are they now?".
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database