Hank Nowak
Henry Stanley "Hank" Nowak (born November 24, 1950 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played 180 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins between 1973 and 1977. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1970 to 1980, was spent in the minor leagues. Playing career Hank Nowak played left-wing for three different teams throughout the 1970s. He was a disciplined checker, a useful grinder with a muscular build who could contribute occasionally to the scoring. Nowak spent two years with the Oshawa Generals of the OHA. Chosen 87th overall by the Flyers in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, he was assigned to the Quebec Aces. He also played with the Richmond Robins and Hershey Bears, and was then traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. After 13 games with the Pens in 1973-74, he spent most of the season in Hershey, scoring 32 goals in 56 games. In May 1974, Nowak was traded to Detroit for Nelson Debenedet. Nowak scored 22 points in 56 games for the Wings, but then he was traded to Boston with Earl Anderson for Walt McKechnie. In the 1975 NHL playoffs,