Wayne Cashman

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Wayne Cashman
Wayne Cashman 1981.JPG
Cashman with the Boston Bruins in 1981
Born (1945-06-24) June 24, 1945 (age 78)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left wing [1]
Shot Right [1]
Played for Boston Bruins [1]
Coached for New York Rangers (assistant)
Tampa Bay Lightning (assistant)
San Jose Sharks (assistant)
Philadelphia Flyers
Boston Bruins (assistant)
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 1965–1983
Coaching career 1987–2006

Wayne Cashman (born June 24, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played seventeen seasons for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL) and helped them win the Stanley Cup twice, and was the last active player who started his NHL career in the Original Six era.

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Wayne Cashman in 1981 Wayne Cashman 1981 (2).JPG
Wayne Cashman in 1981

Playing career

Cashman played junior hockey in the OHA with the Oshawa Generals; one of his teammates was Bobby Orr. He played parts of three seasons in the minor leagues for the Oklahoma City Blazers and the Hershey Bears before making the Bruins' squad for good in 1969.

Cashman played his entire NHL career with the Boston Bruins (1964–65, 1967–83). His jersey number was 12. [2] He was a hard-grinding left winger on the era's most formidable forward line with centre Phil Esposito and right wing Ken Hodge. [3] His role was to get into the corners and battle for loose pucks, and feed them to Esposito or Hodge. He was also a tenacious forechecker and served as an enforcer to protect Esposito and Orr. [4] Esposito has regarded Cashman as underrated and not receiving sufficient credit, saying "Wayne was the digger. He was the heart and soul of our line. Without a doubt." [5]

Cashman scored his first NHL goal on November 6, 1968 in Boston's 7-1 home victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Cashman was a member of Stanley Cup-winning teams, in 1970 and 1972, and scored twice in the deciding game of the latter finals against the New York Rangers, won by Boston, 3-0. He scored at least 20 goals in a season eight times in his career, doing so in four straight seasons when he also incurred 100 or more penalty minutes. His best season was in 1974, when he finished fourth in the league in points, played in the All-Star Game, and was named to the NHL Second All-Star team.

In 1972 he played for Team Canada in the first four games of the Summit Series. Before the final four games, at an exhibition game in Sweden, Ulf Sterner's stick got lodged in Cashman's mouth, cutting his tongue open. The injury required 50 stitches and kept him out of the rest of the Summit Series. [6] [7]

He served as the captain of the Bruins from 1977 to 1983. When he retired after the Bruins were eliminated from the playoffs in 1983, he was the last active player from the NHL's Original Six era, just beating out Serge Savard, whose team was eliminated in an earlier playoff round.

After his retirement as a player, Cashman served in several coaching positions, including five seasons as an assistant coach for the New York Rangers and four for the Tampa Bay Lightning as an assistant coach. He was appointed head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers for the 1997-98 season and held that post for 61 games until he was replaced by Roger Neilson; he served thereafter as the team's assistant coach. [8] [9] [10] [11] He was also on the coaching staff of Team Canada in the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, as an assistant to Marc Crawford. [12] [13] He was an assistant coach with the Bruins from 2001 until 2006.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1962–63 Kingston Frontenacs EOJHL ——————————
1962–63 Oshawa Generals MJrL 10110—————
1963–64 Oshawa Generals OHA-Jr. 279122137622415
1964–65 Oshawa GeneralsOHA-Jr.55274673104632511
1964–65 Boston Bruins NHL 10000—————
1965–66 Oshawa GeneralsOHA-Jr.48264470981715203521
1965–66 Oshawa Generals MC —————1410273751
1966–67 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 7020365698113474
1967–68 Boston BruinsNHL12044210000
1967–68 Oklahoma City BlazersCHL4221305166—————
1968–69 Boston BruinsNHL51823314960110
1968–69 Hershey Bears AHL 21691530—————
1969–70 Boston BruinsNHL7092635791454950
1970–71 Boston BruinsNHL77215879100732515
1971–72 Boston BruinsNHL7423295210315471142
1972–73 Boston BruinsNHL7629396810051124
1973–74 Boston BruinsNHL7830598911116591446
1974–75 Boston BruinsNHL421122332410220
1975–76 Boston BruinsNHL80284371871115616
1976–77 Boston BruinsNHL65153752761418918
1977–78 Boston BruinsNHL762438626915461013
1978–79 Boston BruinsNHL7527406763104598
1979–80 Boston BruinsNHL44112132191033632
1980–81 Boston BruinsNHL772535608030110
1981–82 Boston BruinsNHL641231435990226
1982–83 Boston BruinsNHL65411152080110
NHL totals1,0272775167931,041145315788250

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1972 Canada SS202214

NHL coaching statistics

TeamYear Regular season Post season
GWLTPtsFinishResult
PHI 1997–98 6132209(95)2nd in Atlantic(fired; demoted to assistant)

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Archived copy". www.sjjerseys.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Nitro Line (Bruins)". CNN.
  4. ↑ "Boston Bruins Legends: Wayne Cashman". Bruinslegends.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  5. ↑ "Cashman Honored at Sports Museum's Annual Tradition".
  6. ↑ "Summit Series Heroes: Wayne Cashman".
  7. ↑ "Cold War on Ice Summit Series '72 HD". YouTube. August 18, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Cashman Is New Flyers Coach". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1997-07-08. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  9. ↑ "N.H.L.: LAST NIGHT -- PHILADELPHIA; Flyers Demote Cashman". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1998-03-10. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  10. ↑ "CASHMAN DEMOTED". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  11. ↑ Nidetz, Stephen (1998-03-10). "FLYERS FIRE CASHMAN, HIRE NEILSON". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  12. ↑ "ARCHIVED - Image Display - Canadian Olympians - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  13. ↑ "Wayne Cashman". Kingston & District Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
Preceded by Boston Bruins captain
1977–83 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers
1997–98 		Succeeded by
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