Ed Walsh (ice hockey)
American ice hockey player (b. 1951)
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Edward Walsh (born August 18, 1951) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played three games in the World Hockey Association for the Edmonton Oilers.
| Ed Walsh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 18, 1951 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Nova Scotia Voyageurs Rochester Americans Springfield Indians | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 1974–1980 | ||
Early life
Walsh was born in Somerville, Massachusetts. As a youth, he played in the 1963 and 1964 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Boston.[1] He later played goaltender for Boston University.
Career
Walsh spent most of his career in the minors with the American Hockey League Nova Scotia Voyageurs, Rochester Americans and Springfield Indians.
Walsh played on the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 1974 and 1981 Ice Hockey World Championships and was invited to the team's training camp for the 1976 Canada Cup, although he did not make the final team.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |||
| 1966–67 | West New York Raiders | NYMetJHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–68 | West New York Raiders | NYMetJHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–72 | Boston University | ECAC | 3 | — | — | — | 75 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1972–73 | Boston University | ECAC | 27 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 0 | 2.94 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1973–74 | Boston University | ECAC | 29 | — | — | — | 1633 | 78 | 2 | 2.86 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974–75 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 46 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2763 | 128 | 2 | 2.77 | .908 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1975–76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 31 | — | — | — | 1782 | 91 | 2 | 3.06 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1976–77 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2411 | 115 | 3 | 2.86 | .912 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977–78 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 360 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 | .876 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1977–78 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 744 | 64 | 0 | 5.16 | .857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977–78 | Broome Dusters | AHL | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 744 | 64 | 0 | 4.98 | .865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978–79 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 698 | 44 | 1 | 3.78 | .864 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978–79 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 9 | 0 | 3.75 | .836 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979–80 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 50 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 2891 | 196 | 0 | 4.07 | .863 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| WHA totals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 9 | 0 | 3.75 | .836 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHCA East All-American | 1972–73 | [2] |
| All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 1973–74 | [3] |
