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). April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... High Prairie is a town in northern Alberta located at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 749 north of Valleyview. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Atlanta Flames were a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Atlanta, Georgia from 1972 to 1980. ... This article is about the American Hockey League team. ...

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. The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Hartford Whalers (known as the New England Whalers as a World Hockey Association (WHA) franchise from 1972-79), was a National Hockey League (NHL) team that played from 1979-97. ...

Lysiak's career statistics closely match those of Jacques Lemaire, his contemporary centreman who had the good career judgement to play for the 1970's Montreal Canadiens instead of the post-expansion Atlanta Flames and is in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Career record

 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

• 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