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Maple leafs' defenceman Mike Pelyk (4) is in amounts to h is third career with the NHL team
Maple leafs' defenceman Mike Pelyk (4) is in amounts to h is third career with the NHL team

Maple leafs' defenceman Mike Pelyk (4) is in amounts to h is third career with the NHL team

Date2/18/1974
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  • Maple leafs' defenceman Mike Pelyk (4) is in amounts to h is third career with the NHL team. 26 and a 7-year veteran, he has been one of team's outstanding players after going to camp as an expendable who had rarely lived up to expectations. A strong student who is working in his Masters' degree, Pelyk has played hockey like a Grade 3 dropout at times, according to Star sports writer Frank Orr. Now, he's a key player for Leafs, has 8 goals.
  • Maple leafs' defenceman Mike Pelyk (4) is in amounts to h is third career with the NHL team
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Original Toronto Star caption: Maple leafs' defenceman Mike Pelyk (4) is in amounts to h is third career with the NHL team. 26 and a 7-year veteran, he has been one of team's outstanding players after going to camp as an expendable who had rarely lived up to expectations. A strong student who is working in his Masters' degree, Pelyk has played hockey like a Grade 3 dropout at times, according to Star sports writer Frank Orr. Now, he's a key player for Leafs, has 8 goals.
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