Metro Prystai
| Metro Prystai | |
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| Born | November 7, 1927 Yorkton, SK, CAN |
| Died | October 8, 2013 (aged 85) Wynyard, SK, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings |
| Playing career | 1947–1958 |
Dmytro "Metro" Prystai (Ukrainian: Дмитро Пристай, November 7, 1927 – October 8, 2013) was a Canadian ice hockey forward.
Prystai began his National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1947. He also played for the Detroit Red Wings. He left the NHL following the 1958 season, playing part of one season in the minors before retiring. He won three Stanley Cups with Detroit in 1952, 1954 and 1955, and made three All-Star Game appearances in his 12 year NHL career.
After his hockey career Prystai operated an insurance company in Wynyard, Sask. Prystai was a widower with both spouses Evelyne and Mavis are deceased. [1]
He died on October 8, 2013 in a nursing home in Wynyard, Saskatchewan. He was 85.[2]
Early life
Prystai's parents Harold and Annie Prystai are from Ternopil, Ukraine.
References
External links
- Metro Prystai's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Metro Prystai's biography at Legends of Hockey