Hockey Player. He began his junior hockey career in 1947 with the Hamilton Aerovox followed by three seasons with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association. In the 1950-1951 season. he set an OHA record for most points in a season, 65 goals and 59 assists for a total of 124 points in 54 games and earned the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (OHA/OHL Leading Scorer). He also made his NHL debut that season playing one game with the Detroit Red Wings. The next season he spent with the Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League. The 1952-1953 season was spent between the Detroit Red Wings and their minor league affiliate the Edmonton Flyers. He was then traded to the Chicago Black Hawks and played with them from 1953 to 1955. This ended his NHL career with 127 games played as a forward with 19 goals and 18 assists and one playoff game. He did continue to play hockey with the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League from 1954 to 1958. From 1958 to 1969 he began his long Western Hockey League career with the Calgary Stampeders, followed by the Denver Invaders, Victoria Maple Leafs, Phoenix Roadrunners, and Denver Spurs. His career finished in 1968-1969 with the Amarillo Wranglers of the Central Professional Hockey League. In 1960-1961 he set a WHL record for most goals in a season, 57 goals in 69 games. He had 5 WHL All Star appearances and was the 1961 WHL MVP and was awarded the 1964 WHL Fred J. Hume Cup (Most Gentlemanly Player). In 1972 he began work as a professional hockey scout and worked for the St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, as well as the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, and finally with the New York Rangers retiring in 1993. He was part of a NHL hockey family that included brother in law and Hall of Famer "Red" Kelly, his son Ryan Jankowski who was an NHL executive, and his grandsons, players Mark and David Jankowski.
Hockey Player. He began his junior hockey career in 1947 with the Hamilton Aerovox followed by three seasons with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association. In the 1950-1951 season. he set an OHA record for most points in a season, 65 goals and 59 assists for a total of 124 points in 54 games and earned the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (OHA/OHL Leading Scorer). He also made his NHL debut that season playing one game with the Detroit Red Wings. The next season he spent with the Indianapolis Capitals of the American Hockey League. The 1952-1953 season was spent between the Detroit Red Wings and their minor league affiliate the Edmonton Flyers. He was then traded to the Chicago Black Hawks and played with them from 1953 to 1955. This ended his NHL career with 127 games played as a forward with 19 goals and 18 assists and one playoff game. He did continue to play hockey with the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League from 1954 to 1958. From 1958 to 1969 he began his long Western Hockey League career with the Calgary Stampeders, followed by the Denver Invaders, Victoria Maple Leafs, Phoenix Roadrunners, and Denver Spurs. His career finished in 1968-1969 with the Amarillo Wranglers of the Central Professional Hockey League. In 1960-1961 he set a WHL record for most goals in a season, 57 goals in 69 games. He had 5 WHL All Star appearances and was the 1961 WHL MVP and was awarded the 1964 WHL Fred J. Hume Cup (Most Gentlemanly Player). In 1972 he began work as a professional hockey scout and worked for the St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, as well as the NHL Central Scouting Bureau, and finally with the New York Rangers retiring in 1993. He was part of a NHL hockey family that included brother in law and Hall of Famer "Red" Kelly, his son Ryan Jankowski who was an NHL executive, and his grandsons, players Mark and David Jankowski.
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