Roy James Starrak (1928–2013) was a Canadian-born American ice hockey defenseman who played for

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Career

Starrak's collegiate career began in 1947 with the Freshman team at

. He joined the

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the following year and promptly became a fixture for the Tigers. Starrak was named to the

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First Team All-Americans in each of his three varsity seasons, becoming the first player to achieve that feat. In his junior season Starrak helped CC produce one of the greatest offensive seasons in college hockey history. The Tigers reached the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season and ran roughshod over their opponents. Colorado College scored double-digit goals in both games and won the program's first National Championship. After graduating he worked as a geologist in the oil industry, mostly for

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. At the time of his retirement he was the Senior Vice President of Production.

Personal life

Jim's older brother

Dick Starrak Richard Bonar Starrak (1927-2010) was a Canadian ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward and defenseman who played for Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey, Michigan. Career Starrak started his college career in 1945 just as many college hockey ...

also played college hockey. Starrak became a US citizen in 1970. He was first married to Jean Pringle, whom he met at Colorado College. They had two sons, Jim and Ward. The marriage to his second wife Evelyn Tucker, lasted from December 1987 until her death in February 2005. Jim then married Jolene Trolinder the following November.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Starrak, Jim 1928 births 2013 deaths Canadian ice hockey defencemen Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey players Ice hockey people from Moose Jaw NCAA men's ice hockey national champions AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans