Stan Mikita
Chronology
| 1940 | Born Stanislas Gvorth in Sokolce, Czechoslovakia |
| 1948 | In December, is adopted by an aunt and uncle in Canada and moves to North America; begins playing hockey |
| 1959 | Joins the Chicago Blackhawks |
| c. 1963 | Begins experimenting with a curved blade |
| 1969 | Suffers back injury which would plague him for the rest of his career |
| 1974 | Founds the American Hearing Impaired Association; Plays for Team Canada in the Summit Series |
| 1974 | Leads Blackhawks in scoring |
| 1979 | On November 30 plays in his last game |
| 1980 | Retires from professional hockey on April 14 |
| 1987 | Founds a plastics and corrugated box business with former teammate Glen Skov |
Additional topics
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