John Wensink

John Wensink (born April 1, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, who played over 400 games in the National Hockey League (NHL), most prominently with the Boston Bruins. Wensink grew up in Maxville, Ontario, the son of Dutch immigrants, and played for the Netherlands national ice hockey team in the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships.

John Wensink
Born (1953-04-01) April 1, 1953
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for St. Louis Blues
Boston Bruins
Quebec Nordiques
Colorado Rockies
New Jersey Devils
National team  Netherlands
NHL Draft 104th overall, 1973
St. Louis Blues
WHA Draft 28th overall, 1973
New York Golden Blades
Playing career 19731983

Career

Wensink is best remembered for his time with the Boston Bruins, where he teamed with Terry O'Reilly and Stan Jonathan as the team's enforcers. On December 1, 1977, Wensink, after fighting Alex Pirus of the Minnesota North Stars, skated to the Minnesota bench and challenged the entire team, but no player responded.[1] Wensink is also well-known for the large afro that he sported on the ice. In another scrap with Bob Kelly, Wensink and Kelly were pulling at each other's hair.

Besides his skill as a fighter, Wensink could score as well. He had a career high 46 points in the 1978-79 season for the Bruins.

Wensink also played for the St. Louis Blues, Quebec Nordiques, the Colorado Rockies and the New Jersey Devils. He finished his career with the Nijmegen Tigers in the Dutch Eredivisie in 1984–85.

Post-playing career

After his playing career ended, Wensink moved to St. Charles, Missouri, and started a home renovation company,[2] where he also plays senior hockey. Wensink has been active as a pee-wee hockey coach.[3] He is still active with the St. Louis Blues Alumni and the Boston Bruins Alumni hockey teams.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1970–71 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 5711617151
1971–72 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 60102232169 1522464
1972–73 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 5292635242 1616755
1973–74 St. Louis Blues NHL 30000
1973–74 Rochester Americans AHL 36628139 500029
1974–75 Denver Spurs CHL 21381175
1976–77 Boston Bruins NHL 23461032 130338
1977–78 Boston Bruins NHL 80162036181 1522454
1978–79 Boston Bruins NHL 76281846108 801119
1979–80 Boston Bruins NHL 6991120110 40005
1980–81 Quebec Nordiques NHL 53639124 30000
1981–82 Colorado Rockies NHL 57538152
1982–83 New Jersey Devils NHL 42279135
1982–83 Wichita Wind CHL 710136
1984–85 Vissers Nijmegen Eredivisie 1415122739
NHL totals 403 70 68 138 842 43 2 6 8 86

References

  1. Kamchen, Richard (31 March 2013). "Backchecking: Brad Maxwell". TheHockeyNews. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. Dupont, Kevin Paul (1 January 1995). "Ex-Players Can Understand Both NHL Sides". Deseret News. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. "Meet Me In St. Louis | USA Hockey Magazine". www.usahockeymagazine.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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