Bronco Horvath
| Bronco Horvath | |||
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| Born |
March 12, 1930 Port Colborne, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins Chicago Black Hawks Toronto Maple Leafs Minnesota North Stars |
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| Playing career | 1949–1970 | ||
Joseph Rudolph "Bronco" Horvath (born March 12, 1930 in Port Colborne, Ontario) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played 434 games in the NHL between 1955 and 1968.
Horvath was born to an ethnic Hungarian family that emigrated from Transcarpathia after the end of World War I when the territory was ceded to Ukraine.
Horvath is perhaps best remembered for his time playing on the famous "Uke Line" in Boston with the Bruins, with fellow Ukrainian-Canadians Johnny Bucyk and Vic Stasiuk. Horvath missed out on the Art Ross Trophy in 1959–60 by a single point to Bobby Hull, however he tied with Hull for the goal-scoring lead, with 39. He played for five of the Original Six teams in the NHL (only missing Detroit), He did apprentice with the Edmonton Flyers, Detroit's WHL farm team, along with John Bucyk & Vic Stasiuk, his future Uke Linemates. He was demoted to the minors in 1963.
He played most of the next six seasons with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. He was on three A.H.L. Calder Cup championships for Rochester in 1964–65, 1965–66 and 1967–68. and was among The League's Scoring Leaders for several seasons.
With the increased demand for players with the NHL expansion in 1967, Horvath found himself back in the league with the Minnesota North Stars. At mid-season of that year he returned to the Rochester Americans and helped lead them to the championship. He would finish his career with Rochester and ultimately retired from playing in 1970. Horvath is a charter member of the Rochester Americans Hall of Fame.
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