Stuart Ostlund is a Canadian former

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player. He won a

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with

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in the United States before embarking on a brief professional career.

Career

Ostlund debuted for

in 1974 and joined the team just in time for its 3rd championship run. Ostlund averages a point per game during his freshman season and assisted on two goals in the championship game. His sophomore season saw Ostlund take on a major role with the team and double his point total. He finished in the top 10 in the national and combined with

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and George Lyle to form one of the most devastating offensive units in college hockey. Unfortunately, the team came one win shy of repeating their championship, losing to

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in the final. That summer, Ostlund was selected in both the

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and WHA drafts. After Zuke and Lyle left MTU, Ostlund's point totals dropped back to about a point per game and he saw less success with Michigan Tech but still finished out his four years in

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. Ostlund turned pro in 1978 and had a tremendous first season. He produced at well over a point per game pace with the

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and helping the club reach the league semifinals. Despite the success, he was demoted to the CHL the following year and was able to post only modest numbers with the

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. After starting the year with Dallas, he left the team and travelled to

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, ending the year with

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and then retiring as a player.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostlund, Stuart 1956 births Living people Ice hockey people from British Columbia Sportspeople from Vancouver Canadian ice hockey centres Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players NCAA men's ice hockey national champions Vancouver Canucks draft picks Cincinnati Stingers draft picks Fort Wayne Komets players Dallas Black Hawks players SaiPa players