Ed Cooper | |||
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Born | Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | August 28, 1960||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Colorado Rockies | ||
NHL draft | 85th overall, 1980 Colorado Rockies | ||
Playing career | 1980–1986 |
Edward William Cooper (born August 28, 1960) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played 49 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies. Cooper was born in Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, but grew up in Biggar, Saskatchewan.
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1977–78 | Estevan Bruins | SJHL | 49 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | New Westminster Bruins | WCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 66 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 61 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | ||
1979–80 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 44 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 76 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | ||
1980–81 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 47 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 26 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Colorado Rockies | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 47 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1983–84 | Muskegon Mohawks | IHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Nelson Maple Leafs | WIHL | 10 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Nelson Maple Leafs | WIHL | 27 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Esbjerg Energy | Denmark | 22 | 16 | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 49 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
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