Vic Mercredi

Vic Mercredi
Born	(1953-03-31) March 31, 1953 Yellowknife, NT, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	NHL Atlanta Flames WHA Calgary Cowboys
NHL Draft	16th overall, 1973 Atlanta Flames
WHA Draft	35th overall, 1973 Houston Aeros
Playing career	1973–1989

Victor Dennis Mercredi (born March 31, 1953 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger of Métis (mixed Cree, Chipewyan, Irish, and French) ancestry.

Hockey career

Vic Mercredi's hockey career spanned a decade, from 1969 to 1980. The first National Hockey League player to be born in the Northwest Territories, Mercredi was drafted 16th overall in the first round of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Flames, and 35th overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Houston Aeros. He played 2 games for the Atlanta Flames in the 1974–75 season, and three games for the Calgary Cowboys during the 1975-76 WHA season. He also played for a time in Stockholm, Sweden, on the now defunct Hammarby IF Hockey team.

Political involvement

Mercredi ran for public office to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 2011 Northwest Territories general election in the electoral district of Kam Lake. He finished third out of four candidates, while incumbent Dave Ramsay was re-elected.

External links

• Vic Mercredi's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Vic Mercredi's biography at Legends of Hockey

Preceded by Tom Lysiak

Atlanta Flames first round draft pick 1973

Succeeded by Richard Mulhern