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Anthony Francis "Fran" Huck - Born December 4, 1945 in Regina, Saskatchewan is a Canadian retired ice Hockey centre and coach.

- World Ice Hockey Championships Bronze Medal Winner 1966, 1967 with Team Canada.

- 1968 Winter Olympics Bronze Medal Winner with Team Canada.

- Lester Patrick Cup Champion 1972 with Denver Spurs
- Leader Cup Winner 1972 as WHL MVP

Huck played his junior Hockey for his hometown Regina Pats for 3 seasons, winning the SJHL scoring title in both 1964 (86 goals) and 1965 (78 goals), he was league leader in points for 1963-64 with 153, selected to the 1st All-Star Team and league MVP.

The Pats loaned Huck to the Edmonton Oil Kings Memorial Cup runs in 1964 and 1965 where they lost in the finals both years.

Huck wanted to pursue a University Law Degree after his junior Hockey days, so opted to play 5 seasons (1965-1970) with the Canadian National Team which would allow him to study law while also playing at a high level. Huck represented Canada at the 1966, 1967, 1969 world championships, winning Bronze Medals in 1966 & 1967. He was selected to the 1966 Media All-Star Team.

Huck also represented Canada at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, leading Canada in scoring, as they won the Bronze Medal.

The Montreal Canadiens held the rights to Huck and called him up for 2 games, where he made his NHL debut on February 22, 1969 vs Detroit Red Wings at Detroit Olympia in a 1-0 Canadiens win.

Huck started the 1970-71 NHL season with Montreal, scoring his 1st NHL goal vs Joe Daley of Buffalo Sabres at 19:43 of 2nd period on November 7, 1970 at Montreal Forum in a 11-2 Canadiens win.

After playing just 5 games for Montreal, he was sent to the Montreal Voyageurs of the AHL, and the Canadiens would eventually trade him on January 28, 1971 to St. Louis Blues, playing in 29 games to finish the season and 6 NHL playoff games.

Huck then played the 1971-72 season with the Denver Spurs of Western Hockey League / WHL, leading the Spurs in points during the regular season and then goals in the playoffs, as Denver won the Lester Patrick Cup. He was also the Leader Cup Winner as WHL MVP 1971-72

Huck would be back in St. Louis the next season, then jump to the World Hockey Association / WHA, playing 5 season there to finish his career in 1978.

Huck played in 94 regular season NHL games, scoring 24 goals (3 GWG), 30 assists with 38 penalty minutes and 11 NHL playoff games, scoring 3 goals, 4 assists with 2 penalty minutes.

Huck played in 228 regular season WHA games, scoring 67 goals, 127 assists with 133 penalty minutes and 23 WHA playoff games, scoring 3 goals, 15 assists with 14 penalty minutes.

Huck would then turn to coaching after retiring.

Fran Huck was inducted into IIHF Hall of Fame 1999

Anthony “Fran” Huck was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 2006

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