John Uniac
# John Uniac

John Uniac (born March 29, 1971) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 11th round (228th overall) of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

Uniac was selected first overall by the Sudbury Wolves in the 1987 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection and played major junior hockey in the OHL from 1987 to 1991 for the Sudbury Wolves and Kitchener Rangers.

Uniac went on to play five seasons in the ECHL where, between 1991 and 1997, he skated with the Winston-Salem Thunderbirds, Wheeling Thunderbirds, and Tallahassee Tiger Sharks, earning 11 goals, 60 assists, and 125 penalty minutes.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1985–86 | Stratford Cullitons | MWJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Stratford Cullitons | MWJHL | 38 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 59 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 45 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989–90 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 57 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1990–91 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 58 | 12 | 59 | 71 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 1991–92 | Winston-Salem Thunderbirds | ECHL | 38 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992–93 | Wheeling Thunderbirds | ECHL | 50 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | ECHL | 47 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1995–96 | Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | ECHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | ECHL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECHL totals | ECHL totals | ECHL totals | 155 | 11 | 60 | 71 | 124 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
