Stan Jonathan
Encyclopedia
Stanley Carl "Bulldog" Jonathan (born September 5, 1955 in Ohsweken
, Ontario
) is a retired native ice hockey
left winger
.
Jonathan started his National Hockey League
career with the Boston Bruins
with one game in the 1975-76 season. He continued to play for the Bruins from 1976-1983. The Bruins sold him to the Pittsburgh Penguins
on November 8, 1982, and he retired after the 1983 season. He finished his NHL career with 91 goals and 110 assists in 411 games. He is remembered as being, pound for pound, one of the most formidable fighters in the history of the NHL.
He is a full-blooded Mohawk Native Canadian.
Ohsweken, Ontario
Ohsweken, , is a village on the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation Indian reserve near Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Approximately 300 of the 2,700 homes on the reserve are in Ohsweken, and it is the site of the reserve governmental and administrative offices...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
) is a retired native ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
left winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
.
Jonathan started his National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
career with the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
with one game in the 1975-76 season. He continued to play for the Bruins from 1976-1983. The Bruins sold him to the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
on November 8, 1982, and he retired after the 1983 season. He finished his NHL career with 91 goals and 110 assists in 411 games. He is remembered as being, pound for pound, one of the most formidable fighters in the history of the NHL.
He is a full-blooded Mohawk Native Canadian.