Ray Martyniuk
1950–2013Ray Martyniuk threw his goaltending equipment into Moyie Lake after the Cranbrook Royals lost the championship series.
Particulars
Ray Martyniuk spent several years playing mainly in Salt Lake City, with stints for the AHL Springfield Kings, the IHL Columbus Owls, and the CHL Tucson Mavericks. In 1977 he joined the senior amateur Western International Hockey League's Cranbrook Royals.
After the Royals lost the championship series, Martyniuk returned to Cranbrook, asked the bus driver to stop, and threw his goaltending equipment into Moyie Lake. The next year he played five games for the IHL Grand Rapids Owls before retiring from hockey.
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