| Birth date | January 25, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Death date | November 27, 2020 (aged 67) |
| Death place | Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 5 ft |
| Height in | 7 |
| Weight lb | 180 |
| Position | Left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Played for | Toronto Toros Birmingham Bulls Colorado Rockies |
| Draft (1973) | 105th overall |
| Draft team | Minnesota North Stars |
| Wha draft (1973) | 56th overall |
| Wha draft team | Toronto Toros |
| Career start | 1973 |
| Career end | 1979 |
Louis Charles Nistico (January 25, 1953 – November 27, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 3 games in the National Hockey League and 186 games in the World Hockey Association. He played with the Colorado Rockies, Toronto Toros, and Birmingham Bulls. Lou later got back into hockey at the Jr.A level as a GM and Coach in the CJHL, now CCHL. He won championships in Ottawa with the Junior Senators and was also the general manager for the Kanata Stallions and assistant general manager for the Hawkesbury Hawks.
He died on 27 November 2020, at the age of 67.[1][2]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1967–68 | Westfort Hurricanes | TBJHL | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Westfort Hurricanes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1968–69 | Westfort Hurricanes | TBJHL | 36 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Westfort Hurricanes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 1969–70 | Westfort Hurricanes | TBJHL | 23 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 164 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 15 | ||
| 1969–70 | Westfort Hurricanes | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 36 | ||
| 1970–71 | London Knights | OHA | 45 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 119 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
| 1971–72 | London Knights | OHA | 62 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 193 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 36 | ||
| 1972–73 | London Knights | OHA | 65 | 31 | 64 | 95 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Jacksonville Barons | AHL | 51 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 29 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 75 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | ||
| 1974–75 | Mohawk Valley Comets | NAHL | 42 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Toronto Toros | WHA | 65 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Buffalo Norsemen | NAHL | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 79 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Phoenix Roadrunners | CHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Brantford Alexanders | OHA Sr | 27 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Welland Cougars | OHA Sr | 40 | 29 | 30 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 186 | 44 | 72 | 116 | 375 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | ||||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||