John Kordic
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John Rambo Kordic (March 22, 1965 in Edmonton, Alberta - August 8, 1992 in Quebec City, Quebec) was a hockey player in the National Hockey League. He played for the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, and Quebec Nordiques. He spent 7 seasons in the league and earned a reputation as being an enforcer, amassing nearly 1000 penalty minutes in 244 games. He won a Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1986.
While on the Toronto Maple Leafs, he wore #27, formerly worn by Leaf greats Darryl Sittler and Frank Mahovlich. He was of Croatian descent.
On August 8, 1992, Kordic died at the hands of police after a cocaine binge at a hotel in L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec. He was 27. [1]
John's brother Dan Kordic, who was also primarily known as an enforcer, spent the 1990s in the Philadelphia Flyers organization.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982-83 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 72 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 235 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 30 | ||
| 1983-84 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 67 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 232 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 56 | ||
| 1984-85 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 1983-84 | Portland Winter Hawks | WHL | 25 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 73 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1984-85 | Seattle Breakers | WHL | 46 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 154 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1985-86 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 68 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 238 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1985-86 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | ||
| 1986-87 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 49 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1986-87 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 151 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 1987-88 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 159 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 1988-89 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1988-89 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 46 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 185 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1989-90 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 55 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 252 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | ||
| 1990-91 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1990-91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1990-91 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1991-92 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 141 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53 | ||
| 1991-92 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 115 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 244 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 997 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 131 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ John Kordic At Find A Grave. Find A Grave.
Categories: National Hockey League players who died during their careers | 1965 births | 1992 deaths | Calder Cup champions | Canadian ice hockey players | Canadians of Croatian descent | Montreal Canadiens players | Portland Winter Hawks alumni | Quebec Nordiques players | Seattle Breakers alumni | Stanley Cup champions | Toronto Maple Leafs players | Washington Capitals players | Cape Breton Oilers players | Sherbrooke Canadiens players | Newmarket Saints players | Alberta sportspeople | Drug-related deaths | Enforcers
