Metro Prystai
Dmytro "Metro" Prystai (Ukrainian: Дмитро Пристай, November 7, 1927 – October 8, 2013) was a Canadian ice hockey forward.
| Metro Prystai | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
November 7, 1927 Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Died |
October 8, 2013 (aged 85) Wynyard, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1947–1958 | ||
Prystai began his National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1947. He also played for the Detroit Red Wings. He left the NHL following the 1958 season, playing part of one season in the minors before retiring. He won two Stanley Cups with Detroit in 1952, 1954, and made three All-Star Game appearances in his 12-year NHL career.
After his hockey career Prystai operated an insurance company in Wynyard, Sask. Prystai was a widower with both spouses Evelyne and Mavis predeceasing him.[1]
He died on October 8, 2013 in a nursing home in Wynyard, Saskatchewan. He was 85.[2]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-10-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
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