Robert T. Janecyk (born May 18, 1957) is an American retired ice hockey goaltender who played 110 games in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Black Hawks between 1984 and 1988.[1]

Bob Janecyk
Born (1957-05-18) May 18, 1957 (age 67)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Chicago Black Hawks
Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1979–1989

Career

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Janecyk attended Marist High School and played for Chicago State University in his hometown from 1976 to 1978. He turned professional with the Fort Wayne Komets, then played in the American Hockey League for the New Brunswick Hawks, going 11-2 in the 1982 playoffs as the team captured the AHL's Calder Cup.

Janecyk made his NHL debut with the Black Hawks during the 1983–84 season, appearing in eight games. A trade on the day of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft sent Chicago's first, third and fourth-round selections plus Janecyk to the Los Angeles Kings for their first and fourth-round picks. Chicago selected Ed Olczyk second overall, while the Kings used the fourth-round pick to select Tom Glavine, a future member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Janecyk received more playing time out of the change of teams. He started in goal 89 times for Los Angeles the next two seasons, plus three games of the 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs. Two of those games went to overtime, but Janecyk and the Kings ended up eliminated by Wayne Gretzky and the Edmonton Oilers, who went on to win the Stanley Cup.

Personal life

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Janecyk's son Adam Janecyk was a goalie for the University of Michigan's hockey team from 2010 to 2014.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1975–76 Chicago State University NCAA-II
1976–77 Chicago State University NCAA-II
1977–78 Chicago State University NCAA-II
1978–79 Chicago State University NCAA-II
1979–80 Flint Generals IHL 2 119 5 0 2.53
1979–80 Chicago Cardinals CnHL 1 0 1 0 60 6 0 6.00
1979–80 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 40 2208 128 1 3.48 3 89 4 0 2.70
1980–81 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 34 11 18 1 1915 131 0 4.10 .853
1981–82 New Brunswick Hawks AHL 53 32 13 7 3224 153 2 2.85 14 11 2 818 32 1 2.35
1982–83 Springfield Indians AHL 47 19 24 4 2754 167 3 3.64 .888
1983–84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 8 2 3 1 410 28 0 4.10 .882
1983–84 Springfield Indians AHL 30 14 11 4 1664 94 0 3.39
1984–85 Los Angeles Kings NHL 52 23 21 8 3053 186 2 3.66 .877 3 0 3 183 10 0 3.28 .899
1985–86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 38 14 16 4 2072 162 0 4.69 .855
1986–87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7 4 3 0 419 34 0 4.87 .847
1987–88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 1 4 0 303 23 0 4.56 .861
1987–88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 37 19 13 3 2162 125 1 3.47 .855
1988–89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 0 0 30 2 0 4.01 .909
1988–89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 34 14 13 6 1992 131 1 3.95 .874
NHL totals 111 44 47 13 6286 435 2 4.15 .867 3 0 3 183 10 0 3.28 .899

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