Tom Lysiak (born April 22, 1953 in High Prairie, Alberta) is a former ice hockey player. He was selected by the Atlanta Flames in Round 1 of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft (second overall), and was selected by the Houston Aeros in Round 2 of the WHA Amateur Draft (23rd overall).

He is best known for one of the most infamous incidents in NHL history. On October 20, 1983, while a member of the Chicago Black Hawks, he intentionally tripped a linesman during a game against the Hartford Whalers. He was suspended 20 games for the incident.

His season-by-season details read as follows:

                                  Regular Season    Playoffs 
Season  Team                Lge  GP   G   A Pts PIM GP  G  A Pts PIM 
1970-71 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 60  14  16  30 112      
1971-72 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 68  46  97 143  96      
1972-73 Medicine Hat Tigers WCHL 67  58  96 154 104      
1973-74 Atlanta Flames      NHL  77  19  45  64  54  4  0  2   2   0 
1974-75 Atlanta Flames      NHL  77  25  52  77  73 -- -- --  --  -- 
1975-76 Atlanta Flames      NHL  80  31  51  82  60  2  0  0   0   2 
1976-77 Atlanta Flames      NHL  79  30  51  81  52  3  1  3   4   8 
1977-78 Atlanta Flames      NHL  80  27  42  69  54  2  1  0   1   2 
1978-79 Atlanta Flames      NHL  52  23  35  58  36 -- -- --  --  -- 
1978-79 Chicago Black Hawks NHL  14   0  10  10  14  4  0  0   0   2 
1979-80 Chicago Black Hawks NHL  77  26  43  69  31  7  4  4   8   0 
1980-81 Chicago Black Hawks NHL  72  21  55  76  20  3  0  3   3   0 
1981-82 Chicago Black Hawks NHL  71  32  50  82  84 15  6  9  15  13 
1982-83 Chicago Black Hawks NHL  61  23  38  61  29 13  6  7  13   8 
1983-84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL  54  17  30  47  35  5  1  1   2   2 
1984-85 Chicago Black Hawks NHL  74  16  30  46  13 15  4  8  12  10 
1985-86 Chicago Black Hawks NHL  51   2  19  21  14  3  2  1   3   2 
                    NHL Totals  919 292 551 843 569 76 25 38  63  49 

Trivia

Tom Lysiak:

• served as team captain for Atlanta Flames during 1977-78 and 1978-79 seasons;
• is the Atlanta Flames all-time leader for assists with 276 and points with 431;
• ranks second among Atlanta Flames all-time leaders for goals with 155;
• ranks fourth among Atlanta Flames all-time leaders for penalty minutes with 329;
• had 21 2 goal games with Flames and one hat-trick;
• was runner-up for the Calder Memorial Trophy (rookie of the year) for the 1973-74 season

1953 births | Living people | Canadian ice hockey players | Atlanta Flames players | Chicago Blackhawks players | Medicine Hat Tigers alumni | Alberta sportspeople | National Hockey League first round draft picks

Tom Lysiak