Frederick Michael Boimistruck, Jr. (born January 14, 1962) is a

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retired

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defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the l ...

. He played in the

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(NHL) for the

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...

Early life

Born in

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, Boimistruck grew up in

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, Ontario. He played junior ice hockey for the

Cornwall Royals The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team based in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. The team played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981, and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team shared its name with o ...

, playing twice for the

Memorial Cup The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), a consortium of three Junior ice hockey, major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tou ...

Career

Boimistruck was selected by the Maple Leafs in the 1980 NHL draft, 43rd overall. He joined the Maple Leafs directly from junior, playing 57 games for Toronto, scoring two goals and eleven assists. The following season, Boimistruck played part of the season with Toronto, but mostly with their farm team, the

St. Catharines Saints The St. Catharines Saints was a minor league ice hockey team in St. Catharines, Ontario. It played in the American Hockey League from 1982 to 1986 as the farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs. History The Moncton-based New Brunswick Hawks had been ...

. After one further season at St. Catharines, Boimistruck played in Europe and for the

Fort Wayne Komets The Fort Wayne Komets are a minor league ice hockey team, which currently plays in the ECHL. They play their home games at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In all of North American professional hockey, only the Orig ...

. He finished his playing career in 1985–86 with the

Flint Spirits The Flint Spirits were a professional hockey team in Flint, Michigan from 1985 to 1990, and played their home games at the IMA Sports Arena. They were a part of the International Hockey League (1945–2001), International Hockey League and repla ...

. After retiring, Boimistruck moved to

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and became a locomotive engineer.

Career statistics

Awards

* QMJHL First All-Star Team 1980–81 *

Emile Bouchard Trophy The Émile Bouchard Trophy is awarded annually by the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) to the player judged to be the best "Defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily r ...

, 1980–81

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* 1962 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) players Flint Spirits players Fort Wayne Komets players Ice hockey people from Greater Sudbury St. Catharines Saints players SC Langnau players Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Toronto Maple Leafs players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1960s-stub