Wes Goldie

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Wes Goldie
Born (1979-05-05) May 5, 1979 (age 44)
London, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for AHL
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
ECHL
Pee Dee Pride
Victoria Salmon Kings
Alaska Aces
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2000–2012

Wes Goldie (born May 5, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who last played for the Alaska Aces of the ECHL. He is the ECHL's all-time leader in career goals with 370, and the seventh all-time career scorer with 605 points.

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Career

Goldie scored an ECHL-best 175 goals while not missing a single game over four seasons with the Victoria Salmon Kings, including 44 his final year, second only to Ryan Kinasewich. He also finished second in the league with 48 goals (a North American career-high) in 2009, when he earned first team all-ECHL honors, and 41 in 2007, while leading the ECHL with 42 in 2008. Goldie shared the league lead in shorthanded goals for three consecutive years beginning in 2007, scoring 19 over that span.

Goldie began his pro career under former Aces head coach Davis Payne with the Pee Dee Pride. Goldie played the 2003–04 season with the Pride under another former Alaska head coach, Perry Florio, and finishing tied for fourth in the league with 36 goals. In his lone recall to the AHL with Bridgeport in 2004, Goldie scored one goal in two games.

Prior to turning pro at the tail end of the 1999-2000 season, Goldie played four years in the Ontario Hockey League, scoring 121 over his last three campaigns, including a junior-best 46 in 1998–99. He missed the playoffs only once in his eight full seasons as a professional (2003–04), and owns 56 points (34 goals, 22 assists) in 61 career postseason games. [1]

On March 24, 2012, in a loss against the Ontario Reign, Goldie broke the previous league all-time mark of 368 goals held by Rod Taylor. He retired as the league's all-time goal leader with 370. [2]

In 2014, Goldie was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1995–96 St. Thomas Stars WOHL 5251449555—————
1995–96 London Knights OHL 21010—————
1996–97 Owen Sound Platers OHL661016262941010
1997–98 Owen Sound PlatersOHL6435296446113367
1998–99 Owen Sound PlatersOHL6146378363131131410
1999–00 Owen Sound PlatersOHL6840357549—————
1999–00 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 7314241010
2000–01 Pee Dee PrideECHL7133225560107188
2001–02 Pee Dee PrideECHL4715122729945910
2002–03 Pee Dee PrideECHL722724515473142
2003–04 Florence Pride ECHL7036256143—————
2003–04 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 21010—————
2004–05 Sorel-Tracy Mission LNAH 5957268314—————
2005–06 Sorel-Tracy MissionLNAH5239327134—————
2006–07 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL724133746566280
2007–08 Victoria Salmon KingsECHL72421961661158134
2008–09 Victoria Salmon KingsECHL724818666293472
2009–10 Victoria Salmon KingsECHL724418623153366
2010–11 Alaska Aces ECHL7246378350133111414
2011–12 Alaska AcesECHL7035266168101782
ECHL totals6973702356055308436427848

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References

  1. ↑ "Aces to Retire Wes Goldie's #16 on February 8". OurSports Central. January 21, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Wes Goldie to Become First Aces Inductee into ECHL Hall of Fame". OurSports Central. December 5, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ Wes Goldie - 2014 ECHL Hall Of Fame , retrieved October 11, 2022
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