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Marv Edwards
Born (1934-08-15)August 15, 1934
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Died May 20, 2023(2023-05-20) (aged 88)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Toronto Maple Leafs
California Golden Seals
National team  Canada
Playing career 1955–1974

Marvin Wayne Edwards (August 15, 1934 – May 20, 2023) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He played 61 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and California Golden Seals between 1969 and 1974. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1955 to 1974, was spent in various minor leagues, professional and amateur. Internationally, Edwards played for Canada "Belleville McFarlands" at the 1959 World Championships, winning a gold medal.

Playing career

Junior

Edwards was born in St. Catharines, Ontario and played with local teams before joining the Ontario Hockey Association's St. Catharines Teepees from 1951 to 1955, culminating with a triple win of the J. Ross Robertson Cup (OHL), George Richardson Memorial Trophy over Quebec Amateur Hockey Association Champion Quebec Frontenacs for the Eastern Canada Championship, and then the 1954 Memorial Cup as Canadian Junior Hockey Champions over Edmonton Oil Kings. This was the Teepees first Memorial Cup, but not for Edwards; the previous spring, he was added to the 1953 Memorial Cup roster for the Barrie Flyers, replacing an injured Bill Harrington, and he led this team to victory over the St. Boniface Canadiens.

Senior

Edwards moved into the OHL Senior ranks in Chatham, Ontario playing with the Chatham Maroons. In his rookie season, he lost the Allan Cup to Vernon Canadians, and remained another season, before moving to the nearby Windsor Bulldogs. In 1958-59, he went to North Bay, Ontario o play for the short-lived North Bay Trappers. The defending Allan Cup champions Belleville McFarlands required an additional goalie for the 1959 Ice Hockey World Championships, and Edwards took the position; the team won the Gold.

The following year, he turned professional, and began a minor league career, that led up to the NHL Expansion.

Edwards started his National Hockey League career with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1968 after playing for several seasons with the Nashville Dixie Flyers of the Eastern Hockey League, where in his best season he led that circuit with 15 shutouts. He also later played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and California Golden Seals. He retired after the 1973–74 season, at the age of 41.

He later served as a goaltender coach with the OHL Peterborough Petes in the 1990s.

Death

Edwards died on May 20, 2023, at the age of 88.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1950–51 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 1 0 1 0 60 11 0 11.00 — — — — — — — — — —
1951–52 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 48 — — — 2880 198 2 4.13 — 13 7 6 0 780 47 0 3.62 —
1952–53 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 36 — — — 2160 149 2 4.14 — 1 — — — 60 5 0 5.00 —
1952–53 Barrie Flyers M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 10 8 2 0 600 37 0 3.70 —
1953–54 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 49 — — — — — — 3.71 — 15 — — — 900 55 1 3.67 —
1953–54 St. Catharines Teepees M-Cup — — — — — — — — — 11 8 2 1 670 28 0 2.51 —
1954–55 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 47 32 13 2 2820 162 1 3.45 — 6 — — — 360 20 0 3.33 —
1954–55 Buffalo Bisons AHL 2 1 1 0 120 6 0 3.00 — — — — — — — — — —
1955–56 Chatham Maroons OHA Sr 34 — — — 2040 158 0 4.72 — 11 8 3 0 660 38 0 3.45 —
1955–56 Chatham Maroons Al-Cup — — — — — — — — — 17 8 7 2 1040 55 0 3.17 —
1956–57 Chatham Maroons OHA Sr 52 28 22 2 3120 183 5 3.52 — 6 2 4 0 360 14 0 2.33 —
1956–57 Calgary Stampeders WHL 2 0 2 0 119 5 0 2.52 — — — — — — — — — —
1956–57 Buffalo Bisons AHL 1 0 1 0 60 4 0 4.00 — — — — — — — — — —
1957–58 Windsor Bulldogs OHA Sr 57 25 30 2 3420 213 1 3.73 — 13 7 4 2 780 42 1 3.23 —
1957–58 Buffalo Bisons AHL 2 0 2 0 120 10 0 5.00 — — — — — — — — — —
1958–59 North Bay Trappers OHA Sr 35 — — — 2100 180 0 5.14 — — — — — — — — — —
1959–60 Milwaukee Falcons IHL 64 24 39 1 3840 296 3 4.62 — — — — — — — — — —
1959–60 Minneapolis Millers IHL — — — — — — — — — 6 2 4 — 360 17 1 2.83 —
1960–61 Johnstown Jets EHL 64 40 22 2 3840 215 4 3.36 — 12 10 2 — 720 18 4 1.50 —
1960–61 New Haven Blades EHL 1 — — — 60 3 0 3.00 — — — — — — — — — —
1961–62 Johnstown Jets EHL 55 — — — 3300 193 3 3.51 — — — — — — — — — —
1962–63 Knoxville Knights EHL 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 — — — — — — — — — —
1962–63 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 68 16 48 4 4080 262 1 3.85 — 3 0 3 — 184 13 0 4.24 —
1963–64 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 70 37 29 4 4200 230 5 3.29 — 3 0 3 — 180 14 0 4.67 —
1963–64 Clinton Comets EHL — — — — — — — — — 3 2 1 — 180 9 0 3.00 —
1964–65 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 71 54 17 0 4260 193 1 2.72 — 13 8 5 — 780 34 1 2.62 —
1965–66 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 71 42 22 7 4260 174 7 2.45 — 11 11 0 — 660 13 2 1.18 —
1966–67 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 72 51 19 2 4320 168 6 2.33 — 14 11 3 — 840 29 1 2.07 —
1967–68 Portland Buckaroos WHL 40 21 16 2 2366 93 4 2.36 — 5 1 4 — 328 16 1 2.93 —
1968–69 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 1 0 1 0 60 3 0 3.00 .909 — — — — — — — — —
1968–69 Amarillo Wranglers CHL 39 — — — 2190 116 1 3.18 — — — — — — — — — —
1968–69 Baltimore Clippers AHL 14 6 7 1 839 42 2 3.00 — 4 1 3 — 200 13 0 3.90 —
1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 25 10 9 4 1419 77 1 3.26 .910 — — — — — — — — —
1970–71 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 53 27 17 6 2949 157 2 3.19 — 7 3 4 — 410 24 0 3.51 —
1971–72 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 35 19 11 3 1891 103 1 3.26 — 3 1 2 — 186 11 0 3.55 —
1972–73 California Golden Seals NHL 21 4 14 2 1205 87 1 4.33 .874 — — — — — — — — —
1973–74 California Golden Seals NHL 14 1 10 1 778 51 0 3.93 .889 — — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 61 15 34 7 3462 218 2 3.78 .893 — — — — — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1959 Canada WC 2 2 0 0 120 0 2 0.00 1.000
Senior totals 2 2 0 0 120 0 2 0.00 1.000

References

  1. ^ Stubbs, Dave (May 23, 2023). "Edwards remembered for perseverance on long, winding road to NHL". NHL.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.

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