Earl Heiskala | |||
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Born | Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada | November 30, 1942||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Philadelphia Flyers Los Angeles Sharks | ||
Playing career | 1963–1974 |
Earl Waldemar Heiskala (born November 30, 1942, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played 127 games in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1968 to 1971 and 94 games in the World Hockey Association with the Los Angeles Sharks from 1972 to 1974. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1963 to 1974, was spent in the minor leagues.
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1960–61 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1961–62 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 50 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
1961–62 | Hamilton Red Wings | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | ||
1962–63 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 39 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963–64 | Oakville Oaks | OHA Sr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963–64 | Cincinnati Wings | CHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1964–65 | Knoxville Knights | EHL | 70 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 156 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 23 | ||
1965–66 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 64 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 65 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 147 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | ||
1967–68 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 71 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 157 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
1968–69 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Seattle Totems | WHL | 34 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
1969–70 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 65 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 41 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
1971–72 | San Diego Gulls | WHL | 72 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 169 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||
1972–73 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 70 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 148 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
1973–74 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Greensboro Generals | SHL | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
WHA totals | 94 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 193 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
NHL totals | 127 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — |
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