Steven George Andrascik (born November 6, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional

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. He played one game in the

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(NHL) for the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

during the

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, and 97 games in the

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with the

Indianapolis Racers The Indianapolis Racers were a major league hockey team in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1974 to 1978. They competed in four full seasons before folding 25 games into the 1978–79 season. They played at Market Square Arena. They are o ...

Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades The Michigan Stags were a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit that played a portion of the 1974–75 season in the World Hockey Association. On January 18, 1975, the team folded, but the league immediately took over operation and moved ...

, and

Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers were an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979 and in the Central Hockey League during the 1979–80 season. Their home arena was Riverfront Coliseum. They are ...

from 1974 to 1976.

Playing career

Andrascik was born in

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. He was drafted by the

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of the

(NHL) in the

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in the first round, eleventh overall. On November 1, 1970, the Red Wings traded Andrascik to the

for

Don Luce Donald Harold Luce (born October 2, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre, executive and scout. Luce played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres, Los Ange ...

. After five years in the

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and

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, Andrascik made it to the NHL for one game in the 1972 playoffs for the Rangers, on April 23, 1972 against the

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; he recorded no points and no penalty minutes. About a year after playing his single NHL game, the Rangers traded him to the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

. Instead of joining Pittsburgh, he joined the

of the

(WHA) for the 1974–75 season. Only 20 games into the season, he, along with Steve Richardson, were traded to the

Michigan Stags The Michigan Stags were a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit that played a portion of the 1974–75 season in the World Hockey Association. On January 18, 1975, the team folded, but the league immediately took over operation and moved ...

for Jacques Locas and Brian McDonald. In the 1975–76 season, Andrascik played for yet another WHA team, the

. In total, Andrascik played one NHL game and 97 WHA games, scoring 9 goals, 13 assists and 22 points.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

External links

Meet Steve, The Rangers' Secret Weapon, The Montreal Gazette, Apr 29, 1972
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Playing career

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

See also

External links