Henry Edward "Hank" Ciesla (October 15, 1934 in St. Catharines,

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– April 22, 1976) was a Canadian professional

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forward who played 269 games in the

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. He played for the

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Transfer History

• September, 1955: Rights traded to Chicago by Buffalo (AHL) for $15,000 with Montreal receiving Bob Duncan (Toronto/OHA-Jr.) and Toronto receiving Gary Collins (Kitchener/OHA-Jr). • June, 1957: Traded to NY Rangers by Chicago for Ron Murphy. • October 3, 1959: Traded to Toronto by NY Rangers with Bill Kennedy and future considerations for Noel Price. • August, 1961: Traded to Cleveland (AHL) by Toronto (Rochester-AHL) for Bill Dineen and cash. • June 4, 1963: Claimed by Detroit (Pittsburgh-AHL) from Cleveland (AHL) in Inter-League Draft. • October 10, 1964: Traded to Chicago (Buffalo-AHL) by Detroit (Pittsburgh-AHL) for Jerry Toppazzini.

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* 1934 births 1976 deaths Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Blackhawks players Sportspeople from St. Catharines New York Rangers players Ice hockey people from Ontario {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1930s-stub