| Fran Huck | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 4, 1945 Regina, SK, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shot | left |
| Played for | Montreal Canadiens (NHL) St. Louis Blues (NHL), Winnipeg Jets (WHA) Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA) Montreal Voyageurs (AHL) Denver Spurs (WHL) |
| National team | Canada |
| Playing career | 1969–1978 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1966 Yugoslavia | Ice hockey |
| Bronze | 1967 Austria | Ice Hockey |
| Winter Olympics | ||
| Bronze | 1968 Winter Olympics | Ice Hockey |
Anthony Francis Huck (born December 4, 1945 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a retired ice hockey player. While Fran Huck played professionally in both the NHL and WHA his greatest contributions may have been representing Canada with the National Team program during years before NHL professionals were allowed to compete internationally. His tenure culminated at the 1968 Winter Olympics where he helped the team with the Bronze. As a professional he played with the Montreal Canadiens (NHL), St. Louis Blues (NHL), Winnipeg Jets, Minnesota Fighting Saints, and Denver Spurs. In 1999, Huck was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Fran Huck had a spectacular junior career with the Regina Pats. His achievements included winning the scoring title, making the Allstar team and being named league MVP.[1] After junior hockey, Huck made the decision, shocking to many hockey people, to join the Canadian National team instead of the NHL. At the time the national team program, run by Father David Bauer, afforded hockey players the alternative of playing hockey while also pursuing higher education[2] and Fran wished to study law. He was with the national team from 1965 to 1969 winning a bronze medal for the 1968 Olympics and also bronze for the IIHF World Championships in 1966 and 1967.
Huck began his professional hockey career briefly with the Montreal Canadiens before playing two seasons with the NHL St. Louis Blues and with Denver of the WHL. He then moved over to the WHA and played with the Winnipeg Jets and Minnesota Fighting Saints. He retired after the 1977-78 season. Today he is a practicing lawyer in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Named to First Allstar Team 1966 and 1968 IIHF World Championships.[3]
Inducted International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1999.
Most valuable player award 1971-72 WHL
Inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of fame in 2006.