Bernie Federko
Bernie Federko was born in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada on May 12th, 1956 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 67, Bernie Federko biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Bernard Allan "Bernie" Federko (born May 12, 1956) is a retired professional ice hockey center of Ukrainian ancestry who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1976 to 1990.
Playing career
Federko began playing hockey in his hometown, Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, at the age of 10. He was captain of the 1971 Bantam provincial champions. He also competed for Senior hockey with the Fishing Lake Flyers of the Fishing Lake Hockey League, winning the league scoring title as a bantam-aged player. Federko continued his career with the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL, where he set and now holds the team's record for assists. He spent three seasons with the Blades, and in his last year with the club, he led the league in assists and points in both the regular season and playoffs. Federko was drafted 7th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft as a reward. He began playing with the Kansas City Blues of the Central Hockey League and was leading the league in points when he was called up mid-season to play 31 games with St. Louis. In those 31 games, he had three hat tricks. Federko converted from a bona fide star in 1978–79, winning 95 points.
Federko scored 100 points in a season four times and was a reliable and underrated performer for the Blues. Federko played at least 90 points in seven of the eight seasons from 1978 to 1986, becoming the first player to record at least 50 assists in ten seasons in a row. Federko, on the other hand, received a lot of praise when he was scoring 200 points a season, but not enough. In 1986, he was named the most underrated talent in hockey in a GOAL magazine poll. Ron Caron, the company's general manager, said he was "A natural playmaker." At times, he makes the average or above average player appear like a star. He is such a selfish player."
Federko became the 22nd NHL player to reach 1000 points on March 19, 1988. After a poor season for Federko in 1988-89, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings with Tony McKegney for future Blues stars Adam Oates and Paul MacLean. Federko reunited with former Blues head coach Jacques Demers in Detroit, but he had to play behind Steve Yzerman and missed his desired ice time. Federko decided to retire after his lowest point output since his rookie season in 1989, after playing exactly 1,000 NHL games in his last game on April 1, 1990.
Post-NHL career
The Blues retired number 24 in his honor on March 16, 1991, less than a year after retiring as a player. Federko was eventually inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002, the first Hall of Famer to do so primarily as a Blue.
During Bally Sports Midwest's broadcasts, Federko is currently a television color commentator for Bally Sports Midwest. Federko served as the head coach/general manager of the Roller Hockey International's St. Louis Vipers roller hockey team from 1993 to 1994.
Awards
- Bob Brownridge Memorial Trophy (WCHL leading scorer) - 1976
- Named to the WCHL First All-Star Team (1976)
- Named WCHL MVP (1976)
- Named to the CHL Second All-Star Team (1977)
- Won Ken McKenzie Trophy as CHL Rookie of the Year (1977)
- Played in the NHL All-Star Game (1980, 1981)
- Named NHL Player of the Week (For week ending December 3, 1984)