 The Mariners were Calder cup champions in 1978 and 1979, and Busniuk became the only person to play on four consecutive Calder Cup winning teams.Three games into the 1979–80 season, Busniuk was called up from the Mariners to the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers.Busniuk helped the Flyers reach the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals Final, where they lost in six games to the New York Islanders.