John Wensink
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John Wensink (born April 1, 1953 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player.
Growing up in Maxville, Ontario the son of Dutch immigrants, Wensink is best remembered for his time with the Boston Bruins, where he teamed with Terry O'Reilly and Stan Jonathan as the team's enforcers. In one of the most infamous moments in National Hockey League history, Wensink, after just pounding a Minnesota North Star player, approached the North Star bench and motioned with his hands, challenging the entire Minnesota team. He didn't have any takers, though. Wensink is also well known for his large afro that he sported on the ice. In another scrap with Battleship Kelly (another 1970s hockey player with an afro), Wensink and Kelly were pulling at each other's hair.
Besides his skill as a fighter, Wensink also could score as well. He had a career high 46 points in the 1978/79 season for the Bruins.
Wensink played for Nijmegen Tigers in the Dutch Eredivisie in 1984–85. In 1989 he played for the Netherlands national ice hockey team in the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships, Pool C.
Currently, John Wensink continues to play hockey in a Sunday night men's league at the Summit Center in Chesterfield, MO.
