Willie Marshall (ice hockey)
Willie Marshall | |||
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![]() Marshall c. 1960s with the Baltimore Clippers | |||
Born |
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada | December 1, 1931||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
NHL Toronto Maple Leafs AHL Pittsburgh Hornets Hershey Bears Rochester Americans Providence Reds Baltimore Clippers IHL Toledo Hornets NAHL Buffalo Norsemen | ||
Playing career | 1952–1972 |
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Wilmott Charles "The Whip" Marshall (born December 1, 1931) is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward.[1] Marshall holds all-time records for most goals, most points, most assists, most hat tricks, and most games played in the American Hockey League (AHL), registered over a 20-season career in the AHL. His records are unlikely to ever be surpassed, as the AHL later put rules in place to reinforce its role as a development league, severely limiting the presence of long-term veterans.[2]
Marshall also played with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League over the course of four seasons.
The Willie Marshall Award, which is awarded to the AHL's leading goal scorer, is named after him.
In his later years, Marshall has become an avid author who has self-published numerous volumes of Christian poetry and several nonfiction works on Christian history, theology, and doctrine. He is currently working on an autobiography. He currently resides in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1951–52 | Charlottetown Islanders | MMHL | 84 | 50 | 44 | 94 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1952–53 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 62 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 13 | ||
1952–53 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1953–54 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 61 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
1954–55 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 46 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | ||
1954–55 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1955–56 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 58 | 45 | 52 | 97 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1955–56 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1956–57 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 64 | 35 | 59 | 94 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||
1957–58 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 68 | 40 | 64 | 104 | 56 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6 | ||
1958–59 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 19 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1958–59 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 37 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
1958–59 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1959–60 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1960–61 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 56 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
1961–62 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 70 | 30 | 65 | 95 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
1962–63 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | ||
1963–64 | Providence Reds | AHL | 72 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
1964–65 | Providence Reds | AHL | 69 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1965–66 | Providence Reds | AHL | 70 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 68 | 33 | 56 | 89 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | ||
1967–68 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 51 | 24 | 41 | 65 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 74 | 26 | 52 | 78 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
1969–70 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 42 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
1970–71 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 64 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1971–72 | Toledo Hornets | IHL | 46 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Buffalo Norsemen | NAHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 33 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
AHL totals | 1205 | 523 | 852 | 1375 | 520 | 111 | 48 | 71 | 119 | 43 |
References[]
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- AHL Hockey Hall of Fame bio
- 1931 births
- Living people
- Baltimore Clippers players
- Buffalo Norsemen players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Pittsburgh Hornets players
- Providence Reds players
- Rochester Americans players
- Sportspeople from Kirkland Lake
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Canadian ice hockey centre, 1930s births stubs