Bronco Horvath

Bronco Joseph Horvath (March 12, 1930 – December 17, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 434 games in the National Hockey League between 1955 and 1968. Born to an ethnic Hungarian family that had emigrated from Transcarpathia after the end of World War I, when the region became part of Czechoslovakia, Horvath was also a standout baseball player in his youth, earning a tryout with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Horvath was signed by the Detroit Red Wings as an amateur. In 1954–55 he played for the Edmonton Flyers of the WHL, leading the league in scoring with 110 points in 67 games and helping the team win the league championship. On August 18, 1955, the Red Wings traded Horvath and Dave Creighton to the New York Rangers in exchange for Aggie Kukulowicz and Billy Dea. He was voted a First Team AHL All-Star during the 1956–57 season after leading the Rochester Americans with 81 points in just 56 games played.

Horvath is perhaps best remembered for his time with the Boston Bruins on the famous "Uke Line," alongside Ukrainian-Canadians Johnny Bucyk and Vic Stasiuk. He missed out on the Art Ross Trophy in 1959–60.