Ed Small

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Ed Small
Born (1959-03-02) March 2, 1959 (age 63)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Position Defenseman
Shot Left
Played for Clarkson
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
Playing career 1977–1983

Edward Small is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Clarkson. [1]

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Career

Small came to Clarkson University in the fall of 1977. In his first two seasons, under the leadership of Jerry York, the team played well but performed rather unspectacularly in the conference postseason. Small put up respectable numbers but was far down the depth chart and not much more than a stable defender. After York left for greener pastures, Clarkson alumnus Bill O'Flaherty began his tenure in 1979 and Small saw an immediate change. He more than tripled his point production from his sophomore to junior year and was named to the all-conference second team. More importantly, the team won its first playoff game in three years.

For his senior season, Small was named team co-captain with Bryan Cleaver and the Golden Knights went on a stellar run. Clarkson finished the season atop the ECAC Hockey standings and placed three players on the All-American team, including Small. Small was named as the ECAC Hockey Player of the Year and led the Golden Knights into the playoffs with a championship in their sights. Clarkson was derailed in the ECAC semifinal by Providence with a 3–4 overtime loss, however, because the NCAA tournament had been expanded to 8 teams that year, Clarkson received an at-large bid and made their first appearance in eleven years. The Golden Knights received the top eastern seed and faced Wisconsin in a two-game, total-goal series. The Badgers took the first game 2–3 and gave Clarkson plenty of opportunities to erase the deficit in game 2. Unfortunately, the Golden Knights couldn't pull away and the two ended with a 6–6 tie that left Clarkson down a goal for the series.

After graduation, Small continued his playing career with the Nova Scotia Voyageurs. He played two seasons with the Montreal Canadiens' top farm team but never distinguished himself enough to receive a callup and retired as a player in 1983. Small was later named to the 1980 ECAC All-Decade team. [2]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Nepean Raiders CJHL 4915365166—————
1977–78 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 305101542—————
1978–79 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 28291157—————
1979–80 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 339283757—————
1980–81 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 3711294026—————
1981–82 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 74730378480332
1982–83 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 73320233540000
NCAA totals1282776103182—————
AHL totals147105060119120332

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1979–80 [3]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1980–81 [3]
AHCA East All-American 1980–81 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Huskins Named to All-Decade Team". ECAC Hockey. March 26, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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