Stan Mikita
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Stan Mikita (born May 20 1940) is a Slovak-Canadian ice hockey player. He was born in Sokolce, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), but moved to Ontario, Canada as a young boy.
Mikita became an NHL hockey player, playing his entire career with the Chicago Blackhawks from 1959-1980. He played centre and won many awards over his career including the Hart Trophy (twice), the Art Ross Memorial Trophy (four times), and the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (twice), and a Stanley Cup in 1961. Upon his retirement he had the second most points of any NHL player, after Gordie Howe.
Mikita was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983.Template:Sportbio-stub