Marv Edwards

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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 teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 19551974

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.

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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 TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1950–51 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 10106011011.00
1951–52 St. Catharines TeepeesOHA48288019824.13137607804703.62
1952–53 St. Catharines TeepeesOHA36216014924.14160505.00
1952–53 Barrie Flyers M-Cup 108206003703.70
1953–54 St. Catharines TeepeesOHA493.71159005513.67
1953–54 St. Catharines TeepeesM-Cup118216702802.51
1954–55 St. Catharines TeepeesOHA4732132282016213.4563602003.33
1954–55 Buffalo Bisons AHL 2110120603.00
1955–56 Chatham Maroons OHA Sr 34204015804.72118306603803.45
1955–56 Chatham Maroons Al-Cup 1787210405503.17
1956–57Chatham MaroonsOHA Sr5228222312018353.5262403601402.33
1956–57 Calgary Stampeders WHL 2020119502.52
1956–57 Buffalo BisonsAHL101060404.00
1957–58 Windsor Bulldogs OHA Sr5725302342021313.73137427804213.23
1957–58 Buffalo BisonsAHL20201201005.00
1958–59 North Bay Trappers OHA Sr35210018005.14
1959–60 Milwaukee Falcons IHL 6424391384029634.62
1959–60 Minneapolis Millers IHL6243601712.83
1960–61 Johnstown Jets EHL 6440222384021543.36121027201841.50
1960–61 New Haven Blades EHL160303.00
1961–62Johnstown JetsEHL55330019333.51
1962–63 Knoxville Knights EHL110060101.00
1962–63 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL6816484408026213.853031841304.24
1963–64Nashville Dixie FlyersEHL7037294420023053.293031801404.67
1963–64 Clinton Comets EHL321180903.00
1964–65Nashville Dixie FlyersEHL7154170426019312.7213857803412.62
1965–66Nashville Dixie FlyersEHL7142227426017472.45111106601321.18
1966–67Nashville Dixie FlyersEHL7251192432016862.33141138402912.07
1967–68 Portland Buckaroos WHL402116223669342.365143281612.93
1968–69 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 101060303.00.909
1968–69 Amarillo Wranglers CHL 39219011613.18
1968–69 Baltimore Clippers AHL146718394223.004132001303.90
1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL25109414197713.26.910
1970–71 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL5327176294915723.197344102403.51
1971–72 Phoenix RoadrunnersWHL3519113189110313.263121861103.55
1972–73 California Golden Seals NHL21414212058714.33.874
1973–74 California Golden SealsNHL1411017785103.93.889
NHL totals6115347346221823.78.893

International

YearTeamEventGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1959 Canada WC 2200120020.001.000
Senior totals2200120020.001.000

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References

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