Milan Marcetta (September 19, 1936 – September 18, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 54 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota North Stars between 1967 and 1969. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1956 to 1973, was spent in the minor leagues. He only played three games in the finals in 1967 for Toronto, but earned the right to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup. He died the day before his 78th birthday, on September 18, 2014.[1]

Milan Marcetta
Born (1936-09-19)September 19, 1936
Cadomin, Alberta, Canada
Died September 18, 2014(2014-09-18) (aged 77)
Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1956–1973

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1953–54 Medicine Hat Tigers WCJHL 13 5 3 8 2 10 2 3 5 0
1954–55 Medicine Hat Tigers WCJHL 40 23 23 46 4 8 7 4 11 2
1955–56 Yorkton Terriers SJHL 47 34 38 72 37 3 0 0 0 0
1956–57 Calgary Stampeders WHL 67 27 22 49 20 1 0 0 0 0
1957–58 Buffalo Bisons AHL 17 1 0 1 8
1957–58 Calgary Stampeders WHL 41 11 6 17 14 14 4 0 4 2
1958–59 Springfield Indians AHL 28 3 6 9 10
1958–59 Saskatoon Quakers WHL 20 4 5 9 2
1959–60 Sault Thunderbirds EPHL 70 28 55 83 19
1959–60 Buffalo Bisons AHL 1 0 1 1 0
1960–61 Sault Thunderbirds EPHL 50 8 18 26 59 6 0 0 0 )
1961–62 Sault Thunderbirds EPHL 69 32 45 77 11
1962–63 St. Louis Braves EPHL 20 9 4 13 27
1962–63 Calgary Stampeders WHL 44 18 23 41 40
1963–64 Denver Invaders WHL 58 23 23 46 19 6 5 1 6 12
1964–65 Victoria Maple Leafs WHL 70 34 46 80 21 10 2 2 4 6
1965–66 Tulsa Oilers CHL 8 8 7 15 2
1965–66 Victoria Maple Leafs WHL 61 28 54 82 22 14 7 13 20 6
1966–67 Victoria Maple Leafs WHL 70 40 35 75 2
1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 0 0 0
1967–68 Minnesota North Stars NHL 36 4 13 17 6 14 7 7 14 4
1967–68 Rochester Americans AHL 29 18 21 39 4
1968–69 Minnesota North Stars NHL 18 3 2 5 4
1968–69 Memphis South Stars CHL 22 6 9 15 22
1968–69 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 20 6 8 14 6
1969–70 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 73 34 32 66 14
1970–71 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 12 2 4 6 0
1970–71 Denver Spurs WHL 30 6 17 23 2 5 2 6 8 0
1971–72 Denver Spurs WHL 72 22 45 67 19 9 2 2 4 6
1972–73 Denver Spurs WHL 52 18 22 40 14 5 2 2 4 2
WHL totals 690 273 342 615 195 64 24 26 50 34
NHL totals 54 7 15 22 10 17 7 7 14 4

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary: Milan Marcetta played for Toronto when they won Stanley Cup". Times Colonist. 27 September 2014.
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