- Born
- Died
- Birth nameStanislaus Guoth
- Nickname
- Stosh
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Stan Mikita was born on May 20, 1940 in Sokolce, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor, known for Wayne's World (1992), 1973 Stanley Cup Finals (1973) and NHL on CBS (1957). He was married to Jill Cerny. He died on August 7, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- SpouseJill Cerny(April 27, 1963 - August 7, 2018) (his death, 4 children)
- Large nose and visible cheekbones
- Number 21 jersey with the Chicago Blackhawks
- Popularizer of the hockey helmet after suffering a concussion.
- He is the Blackhawks' career leader for assists (926), points (1,467) and games played (1,394), and is second to Bobby Hull for goals (541). He was the first player to have his jersey retired by the Blackhawks, in 1980.
- Played for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL (1958-1980).
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 1983.
- Art Ross Trophy (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968). First All-Star Team Centre (1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968). Hart Memorial Trophy (1967, 1968). Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (1967, 1968). Lester Patrick Trophy (1976). Second All-Star Team Centre (1965, 1970).
- I was still in a daze when I went out to take that face-off against a legend like [Jean] Beliveau, who was around 6-foot-5 and a towering presence on the ice. He had to outweigh me by 60 pounds. The face-off was in Montreal's end. I looked up at him from the circle and wound up staring at his belly button. That's how tall he was. My knees were shaking. My head was spinning. Somehow I got my stick down and managed to get the puck to our point man. Don't ask me who it was. I was too nervous to remember names. [on his first face-off in his first Blackhawks game, against Montreal]
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