Chico Maki

Ronald Patrick "Chico" Maki (August 17, 1939 – August 24, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey forward.^[1] Maki played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Chicago Black Hawks, starting in the 1960–61 NHL season, and retiring after the 1975–76 season.

Chico Maki
Born	(1939-08-17)August 17, 1939 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Died	August 25, 2015(2015-08-25) (aged 76) Port Dover, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1960–1976

Playing career

Maki played junior hockey with the St. Catharines Teepees, and was team captain when they won the 1960 Memorial Cup.^[2] He won the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as American Hockey League (AHL) rookie of the year while playing for the Buffalo Bisons in 1961.^[2] Maki then dressed for games 1 and 2 of the 1961 Stanley Cup Finals, but did not play; Chicago still included his name on the Stanley Cup when they won it that year.

Maki became known as a skilled two-way forward, perennially in the league leaders in shorthanded goals, and played in three All-Star Games: in 1961, 1971 and 1972.^[3]

Personal life

He was the older brother of former NHL player Wayne Maki, who died of brain cancer in 1974. Maki also bought the Hillcrest Restaurant and Motel, which he later called Chico Maki's Inn. He was of Finnish descent.^[4]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1956–57	St. Catharines Teepees	OHA-Jr.		47	6	6	12	32		14	2	1	3	32
1957–58	St. Catharines Teepees	OHA-Jr.		49	21	19	40	72		8	3	5	8	10
1958–59	St. Catharines Teepees	OHA-Jr.		54	41	53	94	64		7	2	1	3	10
1958–59	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Trois-Rivières Lions	QHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	0
1959–60	St. Catharines Teepees	OHA-Jr.		47	39	53	92	75		17	11	18	29	40
1959–60	Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds	EPHL		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		3	1	4	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	St. Catharines Teepees	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		14	8	19	27	41
1960–61	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		69	30	42	72	20		4	0	0	0	2
1960–61	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		1	0	0	0	0
1961–62	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		16	4	6	10	2		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Buffalo Bisons	AHL		51	21	28	49	65		11	3	5	8	15
1962–63	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		65	7	17	24	35		6	0	1	1	2
1963–64	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		68	8	14	22	70		7	0	0	0	15
1964–65	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		65	16	24	40	58		14	3	9	12	8
1965–66	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		68	17	31	48	41		3	1	1	2	0
1966–67	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		56	9	29	38	14		6	0	0	0	0
1967–68	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		60	8	16	24	4		11	2	5	7	4
1968–69	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		66	7	21	28	30		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		75	10	24	34	27		8	2	2	4	2
1970–71	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		72	22	26	48	18		18	6	5	11	6
1971–72	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		62	13	34	47	22		8	1	4	5	4
1972–73	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		77	13	19	32	10		16	2	8	10	0
1973–74	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		69	9	25	34	12		11	0	1	1	2
1975–76	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		22	0	6	6	2		4	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				841	143	292	435	345		113	17	36	53	43

References

1. "Former Chicago Blackhawks forward Ron 'Chico' Maki dead at age 76". NHL.com. August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
2. Clinton, Jared (August 26, 2015). "Longtime Chicago Blackhawk, former NHL all-star Chico Maki passes away at 76". TheHockeyNews. The Hockey News. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
3. "Chico Maki". hockey-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
4. Nieminen, Jouni (October 14, 2019). "Kovin ja kiltein". NordicBet [fi] (in Finnish). Retrieved August 26, 2021.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Picture of Chico Maki's Name on the 1961 Stanley Cup Plaque