It happens sometimes, but not to many players get to hoist the Stanley Cup in their rookie seasons, but Chico Maki is one of those young Chicago Blackhawks of the early 60’s that were playing for the Hawks when they won the 1961 Stanley Cup.
Maki was an unselfish player that made his teammates better. He was an excellent passer of the puck and if you ask Bobby Hull, it was Maki and Phil Esposito that formed the best line #9 ever played on.
The one story of Maki that tells you what kind of teammate he is came in the season ending game of 1970.