John Kordic

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John Kordic

Born	(1965-03-22)March 22, 1965 Edmonton, AB, CAN
Died	August 8, 1992(1992-08-08) (aged 27) Quebec City, QC, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Right
Played for	NHL Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs Washington Capitals Quebec Nordiques AHL Sherbrooke Canadiens Newmarket Saints Cape Breton Oilers
NHL Draft	78th overall, 1983 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1985–1992

John Nicholas "Rambo" Kordic (March 22, 1965 — August 8, 1992) was a Canadian hockey player in the National Hockey League.

Hockey career

Kordic played for the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, and Quebec Nordiques, for a total of seven seasons in the NHL. He won the Calder Cup with Sherbrooke Canadiens in 1985, and a Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens in 1986.^[1] While playing for Toronto Maple Leafs, he wore #27, formerly worn by Leaf players Darryl Sittler and Frank Mahovlich.^[2] Kordic was known as an enforcer on the ice.^[1]

In 1992, he moved back to Quebec after finishing the season with the Cape Breton Oilers, and had expressed hope that he could turn his life around if he could catch on with the Oilers and play in his hometown.^[3]

Death

On August 8, 1992, after overdosing on drugs and being involved in a struggle with police at Motel Maxim in L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Kordic died of lung failure due to heart malfunction.^[1]^[3]^[4] At his time of death, Kordic was only 27 years old.^[5]

Personal life

John's brother, Dan, played for the Philadelphia Flyers organization in the 1990s.^[1] At the time of his death he was engaged to marry a former exotic dancer named Nancy Masse, who used to work at a Quebec club called Le Folichon, less than a mile from where he died.^[3]

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
1984–85	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

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jon Scher (August 24, 1992). "Death Of A Goon". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
↑ "HISTORY, CUPS, AWARDS, NEWS, STATS, HHOF". TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS. StatsHockey.net. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 HOCKEY; He Skated on the Ice, Then Fell Through It New York Times
↑ All roads lead to hockey: reports from northern Canada to the Mexican border William T. Boyd University of Nebraska Press
↑ "John Kordic At Find A Grave". Find A Grave.

External links

John Kordic's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Authority control	VIAF: 105919889

Persondata
Name	Kordic, John
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	March 22, 1965
Place of birth	Edmonton, AB, CAN
Date of death	August 8, 1992
Place of death	Quebec City, QC, CAN

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