Ray Staszak is a retired American

United States

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 professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 player who played in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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 for the Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings

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. Staszak played only four regular season games for the Wings, despite being a highly touted prospect. After an intense bidding war, he was the first million dollar college free agent to sign with an NHL team.http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-04-07/sports/8601250639_1_general-manager-jimmy-devellano-free-agents-red-wings

Staszak played high school hockey at Archbishop Ryan High School

Archbishop Ryan High School

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 in Philadelphia, and also participated in midget hockey in his native Bucks County. He later played in the USHL. http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/staszra01.html

External links

• NYTimes article on Staszak's signing