Donald Kozak (born February 2, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. During his career he played for the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as several teams in the minor leagues. Kozak played junior for the Saskatoon Blades, Swift Current Broncos, and Edmonton Oil Kings before being selected by the Kings in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. He made his professional debut that year with Los Angeles, playing with the Kings until 1978. He would spend part of a season with the Canucks before finishing his career in the minor leagues, ending with a season in Germany before retiring in 1982. Kozak played a total of 437 games in the NHL.

Playing career

On April 17, 1977, Kozak scored a record-breaking six-second goal against the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup quarterfinals, setting the Stanley Cup playoffs for fastest goal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1967–68Saskatoon BladesWCHL3595141070118
1968–69Saskatoon BladesWCHL2656114340000
1969–70Swift Current BroncosWCHL564034746751344
1970–71Edmonton Oil KingsWCHL666061121122179162549
1971–72Edmonton Oil KingsWCHL68555010518316771418
1972–73Los Angeles KingsNHL7214620104—————
1973–74Los Angeles KingsNHL7621143554500033
1974–75Los Angeles KingsNHL771615316431127
1975–76Los Angeles KingsNHL6220244494910112
1976–77Los Angeles KingsNHL7915173289941517
1977–78Los Angeles KingsNHL43851345—————
1977–78Springfield IndiansAHL71450—————
1978–79Vancouver CanucksNHL282573031010
1978–79Tulsa OilersCHL2915102544—————
1978–79Dallas Black HawksCHL72469—————
1979–80Cincinnati StingersCHL331071768—————
1980–81Binghamton WhalersAHL415101537—————
1981–82EHC StraubingGER-22119113016—————
NHL totals43796861824802972969

Awards

  • WCHL Second All-Star Team – 1972

External links

  • Biographical information and career statistics from , or , or , or