Julian Klymkiw
Julian Gregory Klymkiw (July 16, 1933 – August 10, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey Leaguefor the New York Rangers during the 1958–59 season as an emergency replacement. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1965, was spent in the minor and senior leagues.
| Julian Klymkiw | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 16, 1933 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
August 10, 2022 (aged 89) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Right | ||
| Played for | New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1953–1965 | ||
Biography
Klymkiw was working as the Detroit Red Wings's assistant trainer during the October 12, 1958 game between the Rangers and Red Wings at the Detroit Olympia. Early in the third period, Rangers goaltender Gump Worsley was tripped up and crashed into his own net by Gordie Howe, pulling a tendon in his left leg. Worsley was removed from the ice on a stretcher, and the Wings offered the Rangers the use of Klymkiw for the remainder of the game. Klymkiw had been a goaltender during his amateur hockey career and participated in Detroit practices. He entered the game with the Red Wings leading 1–0 and gave up two goals, one to Marcel Pronovost and one to Gordie Howe, for a 3–0 loss.
Klymkiw was also the resident goaltender for the CBS show "Shootout in the NHL", which ran in the gaps between periods of games broadcast by CBS.[1]
Klymkiw died on August 10, 2022.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1951–52 | Brandon Wheat Kings | MJHL | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 960 | 66 | 0 | 4.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Brandon Wheat Kings | MJHL | 36 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 2160 | 123 | 1 | 3.36 | — | 4 | — | — | 240 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Roving Goalie | EAHL | 57 | — | — | — | 3420 | 239 | 1 | 4.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Brandon Regals | MHL | 24 | — | — | — | 1440 | 95 | 2 | 3.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 20 | 0 | 5.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | NOHA | 33 | — | — | — | 1980 | 133 | 1 | 4.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Winnipeg Maroons | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | — | ||
| 1958–59 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6.37 | .778 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Warroad Lakers | OSMHL | 1 | — | — | — | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Winnipeg Maroons | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 110 | 7 | 0 | 3.82 | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Winnipeg Maroons | SSHL | 6 | — | — | — | 360 | 25 | 0 | 4.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Winnipeg Maroons | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 610 | 35 | 0 | 3.44 | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Winnipeg Maroons | SSHL | 2 | — | — | — | 120 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6.37 | .778 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Weekes, Don (2006). Shootout Hockey Trivia. Canada: Greystone Books. p. 128. ISBN 9781553652038.
- "KLYMKIW JULIAN - Obituaries - Winnipeg Free Press Passages".
External links
- Julian Klymkiw at NHL
- Julian Klymkiw at the Hockey Hall of Fame (NHL player)
- Julian Klymkiw at EliteProspects.com
- Julian Klymkiw at HockeyDB.com
- Julian Klymkiw at Hockey-Reference.com