Jon Mirasty

Jonathon Gary Frank Mirasty (born June 4, 1982, Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan) is a retired Cree native Canadian ice hockey player who played in multiple professional leagues including the WHL, KHL, and AHL.[1] Nicknamed "Nasty" by both teammates and fans, Mirasty developed a cult following throughout his career due to his Mohawk hairstyle and his laughing during his fights.[2] Mirasty finished the 2010-11 regular season with the Fort Wayne Komets. However, he was left off the playoff roster.[3] Mirasty, who weighs 220 pounds and stands five-foot-ten, had originally planned on retiring from hockey in 2006.[4] After playing low-level pro-hockey, Mirasty was soon given a chance to play for the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL, a minor-league affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets, where he appeared in a number of NHL exhibition games while continuing to compete for the minor league team at the times.[4] Mirasty finished his playing career for the Sorel-Tracy Blackhawks.[5]

Jon Mirasty
Mirasty in 2014 during the ceremonial puck drop at the Frozen Dome Classic
Born (1982-06-04) June 4, 1982
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
LNAH team
Former teams		 Sorel-Tracy Eperviers
KHL
Barys Astana
HC Vityaz
CHL
Fort Wayne Komets
ECHL
Elmira Jackals
Greenville Grrrowl
Bakersfield Condors
AHL
Syracuse Crunch
LNAH
Sorel-Tracy Mission
United Hockey League
Danbury Trashers
NHL Draft undrafted
Playing career 2003–present
Jon Mirasty
Mixed martial arts record
Total2
Wins0
Losses2
By knockout2

MMA

Mirasty made his professional MMA debut against Sebastian Gauthier, losing in the first round. In his youth Mirasty competed in boxing and was provincial and golden gloves champion in 1998 and 1999.

Personal life

Mirasty, a Cree Indian, is a distant cousin of teammate Jeremy Yablonski. Mirasty is married to Janessa Mirasty and has two children, older son Tristan and younger daughter Ava.[6]

When not playing hockey, or coaching his son, Mirasty spends time breaking and training horses on his ranch in Meadow Lake.[6]

After playing over nine seasons professionally, Mirasty saw a future in business and opened up his towns first Tim Hortons within a 90-mile radius. However, four months into the operation Mirasty and his family were forced to sell due to personal health problems Mirasty was facing.[7]

References
  1. "News: Jon Mirasty". phpa.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  2. Blue Jackets: Mirasty 'not afraid to take a few'
  3. JournalGazette.net: Warner not on playoff roster (March 28, 2011)
  4. Leavy, Jane; Stout, Glenn (2011-10-04). The Best American Sports Writing 2011: The Best American Series. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0547678474.
  5. "Jon Mirasty hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  6. "Former Syracuse Crunch enforcer Jon Mirasty still spoiling for a good fight". syracuse.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  7. "Hockey tough guy forced to sell Tim Hortons franchise due to health issues". battlefordsNOW. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2017-03-16.


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