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Earl Balfour
Earl Frederick "Spider" Balfour (January 4, 1933 – April 27, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1952 to 1961 with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks. He was a defensive forward and penalty-killing expert. Balfour won the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 1961. He retired after 288 games, posting 30 goals, 22 assists, 52 points and just 78 penalty minutes. He died April 27, 2018, after having lived in the Cambridge, Ontario area.[1]
| Earl Balfour | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 4, 1933 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died | April 27, 2018 (aged 85) Guelph, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1952–1961 | ||
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1949–50 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 53 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 53 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 1951–52 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 51 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 75 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1951–52 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 63 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1953–54 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 51 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1954–55 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 63 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | ||
| 1955–56 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1956–57 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 63 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1957–58 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1959–60 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 70 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960–61 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 68 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1961–62 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 64 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 71 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | Galt Hornets | OHA Sr | 34 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1965–66 | Galt Hornets | OHA Sr | 42 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Galt Hornets | OHA Sr | 39 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA Sr | 36 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Orillia Terriers | OHA Sr | 37 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 445 | 121 | 164 | 285 | 258 | 34 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 29 | ||||
| NHL totals | 288 | 30 | 22 | 52 | 78 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Awards and achievements edit
- OHA-Sr. Second All-Star Team (1965, 1966, 1967)
- 1961 Stanley Cup championship (Chicago Black Hawks)
References edit
- ^ "EARL FREDERICK BALFOUR's Obituary on Toronto Star". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com