Nickolas Waesne (January 28, 1903 – May 26, 1991), better known as Nick Wasnie, was a Canadian

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right winger who played seven seasons in the

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for the

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Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

New York Americans The New York Americans, colloquially known as the Amerks, were a professional ice hockey team based in New York City from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the second to play ...

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...

and

St. Louis Eagles The St. Louis Eagles were a professional ice hockey team that played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Based in St. Louis, the Eagles played for only one year, the 1934–35 NHL season. The team was founded in 1883 as the Ottawa Senators, a s ...

between 1927 and 1935. He won the

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...

twice with the

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and

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

. After his NHL career Wasnie spent several years in various minor leagues, retiring from playing in 1940. He died in Brainerd, Minnesota in 1991. Wasnie was inducted into the

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in 2019.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and achievements

Championships (1930, 1931) * CHL First All-Star Team (1935) * AHA First All-Star Team (1937) *Honoured Member of the

Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum is a hall of fame and museum for ice hockey in Manitoba, located on the main level of the Canada Life Centre in downtown Winnipeg. It was established in 1985, when the first honoured members were named an ...

* Member of the

(2019)

References

External links

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Nick Wasnie's biography
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1903 births 1991 deaths Canadian ice hockey right wingers Chicago Blackhawks players Kansas City Greyhounds players Montreal Canadiens players Newark Bulldogs players New York Americans players Ottawa Senators (1917) players Ottawa Senators (original) players Pittsburgh Shamrocks players Quebec Castors players Rochester Cardinals players St. Louis Eagles players Selkirk Jr. Fishermen players Ice hockey people from Winnipeg Stanley Cup champions Winnipeg Maroons players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1900s-stub