Ed Westfall

Vernon Edwin "Ed" Westfall ( born September 19, 1940 in Belleville, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player ( Right Wing ), who played from 1961 to 1979 for the Boston Bruins and New York Islanders in the National Hockey League.

Career

Westfall played during his junior time for the Barrie Flyers in the Ontario Hockey Association.

The Boston Bruins did not put him often in their farm team, the Kingston Frontenacs of the Eastern Professional Hockey League. He quickly managed as defensively oriented attacker made ​​it into the NHL. In the 1961/62 season he succeeded at first breakthrough. He focused on his strengths on the defensive and was able to post just two goals in his 63 missions. Only in the season 1964/65 he could significantly stand out with twelve hits in the offensive. The team was on the upswing, which was mainly due to Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito. In the season 1969/70, the Bruins brought the Stanley Cup, and after a year in which the Bruins failed as the best team in the first round in the playoffs, the game year 1971/72 succeeded the second Cup win. The team was geared very aggressively at this time, which also benefited Westfall. Also get him this season 25 goals. Especially when shorthanded game he was regularly used together with Derek Sanderson.

When NHL Expansion Draft 1972 Bruins had the now almost 32 -year-old is not protected and the New York Islanders did not let pass this opportunity. Westfall was also the first scorer in the history of the Islanders. In the first year with a new team of success stay out, but with adolescent stars such as Denis Potvin and Clark Gillies Westfall could play a role as a leading player. Even before the great success of the Islanders, he finished his career after the 1978/79 season.

His pleasant demeanor predestined him for his future role as a television presenter, especially when playing the Islanders. Until 1998, he was active in this role for the sports channel.

NHL stats

Sporting successes

  • Stanley Cup: 1970 and 1972

Personal Awards

  • OHA -Jr. First All -Star Team: 1961
  • Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award: 1974
  • Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: 1977
  • Participate in the NHL All-Star Game: 1971, 1973, 1974 and 1975
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