Former Chicago Black Hawk Tom Lysiak has died of Leukemia, his daughter, Jessica Lysiak Braun confirmed on Twitter on Monday.
He was 63.
Lysiak was born April 22, 1953 in High Prairie, Alberta. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound forward would become a star player for the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League, winning the Bob Clarke Trophy as the WHL's leading scorer in each of his two seasons. He scored 58 goals and 96 assists in 67 regular-season games during the 1972-73 season.
At the 1973 NHL Draft, Lysiak was selected No.