Don Edwards (ice hockey)

Laurie Donald "Don" Edwards ( born September 28, 1955 in Hamilton, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender and coach, for the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs played from 1976 to 1986 in the National Hockey League.

Career

During his time at the Kitchener Junior Rangers in the OHA, he was one of the busy junior goalkeeper. With 55 games, he was surprisingly often on the ice. However, despite strong performances did not believe that he would be able to become a strong NHL goalie. In the NHL Amateur Draft 1975 it took so up in the fifth round before the Buffalo Sabres chose him to 89th place. Also in the WHA Amateur Draft 1975, the San Diego Mariners secured the rights to him until late in the tenth round as 135

His career in the seniors he began in the American Hockey League with the Hershey Bears. In the 1976/77 season he made at the Sabres made ​​it into the NHL and won by Gerry Desjardins the place as goalkeeper. In his rookie season 1977/78 he stood at 72 games between the posts. With 38 victories, he presented it to a best performance, which reached to date, no rookie goalkeeper for the Sabres.

For special tip-top shape he ran when it went against the top teams in the league. His Gegentorschnitt in the games against the teams from Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia and the New York Islanders was better than against the rest of the league. In order to relieve him, he was asked Bob Sauve to the side. Together they won the Vezina Trophy in 1980.

For the 1982/83 season, the Sabres gave him away to the Calgary Flames. However, in his three years with the Flames, he was unable to repeat the performance in Buffalo. In the 1985/86 season, he fulfilled with his move to the Toronto Maple Leafs a childhood dream. But after half a season, the Leafs paid him from his contract. He played a few games in the lower grades before he finished his career.

In the late 1990s he was an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings and 2003 he was a goalkeeper coach with the Carolina Hurricanes. He is currently the general manager of the Saginaw Spirit in the OHL.

NHL stats

Sporting successes

Personal Awards

  • OMJHL First All -Star Team: 1974
  • AHL Second All-Star Team: 1976
  • NHL Second All-Star Team: 1978 and 1980
  • Vezina Trophy: 1980 (together with Bob Sauve )
  • Participate in the NHL All-Star Game: 1980 and 1982
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