Ed Litzenberger

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CanadaCanada  Ed Litzenberger Ice hockey player
Date of birth July 15, 1932
place of birth Neudorf , Saskatchewan , Canada
date of death November 1, 2010
Place of death Etobicoke , Ontario , Canada
size 191 cm
Weight 88 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1949-1952 Regina Pats
1952-1954 Montreal Royals
1954 Montréal Canadiens
1954-1961 Chicago Black Hawks
1961 Detroit Red Wings
1961-1964 Toronto Maple Leafs
1964-1966 Rochester Americans

Edward Charles John "Ed" Litzenberger (born July 15, 1932 in Neudorf , Saskatchewan ; † November 1, 2010 in Etobicoke , Ontario ) was a Canadian ice hockey player (right winger), who from 1952 to 1964 for the Montréal Canadiens , Chicago Black Hawks , Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs played in the National Hockey League .

Career

Litzenberger reached the final tournament for the Memorial Cup several times as a junior player with the Regina Pats , but could never win this cup.

For the 1952/53 season, the Montréal Canadiens brought him into their squad. He made his debut in the NHL and scored his first goal on both of his appearances. Since the squad was too strong, mostly had to play with the Montreal Royals in the Ligue de hockey senior du Québec . After he did not make the breakthrough in the following two years, he was given in December 1954 to the Chicago Black Hawks . After four games without a point, he managed to prevail. In the last 40 games of the season he scored 40 points. This achievement earned him the Calder Memorial Trophy as best rookie , even if he did not succeed in helping his team to advance to the playoffs. In the following years he developed into one of the best scorers in the league with the Black Hawks. In 1957 he was elected to the NHL Second All-Star Team . He often played in an attack series with Bobby Hull and Lorne Ferguson . From 1958 to 1961 he was team captain in Chicago. In 1961, it led the Blackhawks to their first Stanley Cup since 1938 .

For the 1961/62 season he moved to the Detroit Red Wings , but the Toronto Maple Leafs got him in the Waiver Draft before the turn of the year . There he managed to win the Stanley Cup, won in Chicago last year, again, and the Leafs defended the title in the next two years.

From 1964 he was often only used in the farm team , with the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League . After commuting between Rochester and the Victoria Maple Leafs in the Western Hockey League in the 1965/66 season , he ended his career.

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 12 618 178 238 416 279
Playoffs 6th 40 5 13 18th 34

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ex-Leaf Litzenberger, 78, passes away
personal data
SURNAME Litzenberger, Ed
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Litzenberger, Edward Charles John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Neudorf , Saskatchewan
DATE OF DEATH November 1, 2010
Place of death Etobicoke , Ontario