on May 30, 2016 at age 63, three years after he had been diagnosed with the disease in May 2013. He is related to Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar, as his cousin Gary is Makar’s father. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards Bob Brownridge Memorial Trophy (WCHL leading scorer) - 1972 & 1973 WCHL First All-Star Team – 1972 WCHL All-Star Team – 1973 See also List of Chicago Blackhawks players References External links 1973 NHL Amateur Draft -- Tom Lysiak "Lysiak Penalty Upheld." New York Times. 9 December 1983. 1953 births 2016 deaths American people of Polish descent Atlanta Flames captains Atlanta Flames draft picks Atlanta Flames players Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Blackhawks players Deaths from cancer in Georgia (U.S. state) Deaths from leukemia Houston Aeros draft picks Ice hockey people from Alberta Medicine Hat Tigers players National Hockey League All-Stars National Hockey League first-round draft picks People from Big Lakes County