John Michael Shewchuk (June 14, 1917 – May 15, 1989) was a Canadian professional ice hockey

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 ...

. Shewchuk played in the

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for the

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between 1938 and 1945, playing a total of 187 regular season games and 20 playoff games. He won the

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with the Bruins in

1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...

. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1937 to 1952, was mainly spent in the

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. He was born in

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

External links

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Picture of Jack Shewchuk's Name on the 1941 Stanley Cup Plaque
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shewchuk, Jack 1917 births 1989 deaths Boston Bruins players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian expatriates in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Hershey Bears players Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Providence Reds players St. Louis Flyers players Ice hockey people from Brantford Stanley Cup champions 20th-century Canadian sportsmen