Stan Mikita: Chicago Blackhawks Hall of Famer Dies at 78

Stan Mikita was a Czechoslovak-born Canadian ice hockey center. Born Stanislav Guoth on May 20, 1940, in Sokolce, Czechoslovakia, he was adopted by relatives in Canada.

He played his entire 22-year career with the Chicago Blackhawks, won the Stanley Cup in 1961, won the Art Ross Trophy four times and won both the Hart and Lady Byng Trophies in 1967 and 1968. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983.

He was diagnosed with dementia and a brain exam after his death found chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Mikita died in Chicago on August 7, 2018, at age 78.

Achievements: Hockey Hall of Fame (1983), Stanley Cup champion (1961).

Birth: May 20, 1940 - Sokolce, Czechoslovakia.

Profession: Hockey player.

Interesting Facts: He popularized the curved stick blade.