Ken Baird

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CanadaCanada  Ken Baird Ice hockey player
Date of birth February 1, 1951
place of birth Flin Flon , Manitoba , Canada
date of death December 18, 2016
Place of death Snow Lake , Manitoba , Canada
size 183 cm
Weight 86 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1971 , 2nd round, 15th position
California Golden Seals
Career stations
1969-1970 Estevan Bruins
1969-1971 Flin Flon Bombers
1971-1972 California Golden Seals
1971-1972 Oklahoma City Blazers
1972-1976 Alberta / Edmonton Oilers
1976-1977 Calgary cowboys
1976-1988 Edmonton Oilers
1977-1988 Winnipeg Jets
1979-1982 Duisburger SC

Kenneth "Ken" Steward Baird (* 1. February 1951 in Flin Flon , Manitoba ; † 18th December 2016 in Snow Lake , Manitoba) was a Canadian ice hockey player , who during his playing career, among other 349 games in the World Hockey Association completed and played for Duisburger SC in Germany.

Player career

In North America

Ken Baird played for the Flin Flon Bombers and the Estevan Bruins during his junior career . He set a team record for the most goals scored by a defensive player at the Bombers.

The California Golden Seals selected him in 15th position in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft .

Ken Baird played, among other things, from 1972 to 1977 for the Edmonton Oilers in the former World Hockey Association , the then competitive league to the National Hockey League and won the championship and thus the AVCO World Trophy with the Winnipeg Jets in the 1977/78 season .

In the second home game of the Edmonton Oilers in the 1972/73 season , the Manitoba-born Canadian made it onto the front page of the Oilers stadium magazine - because he had his first fight with an opponent in the opening game against the Cleveland Crusaders . Edmonton won the game against Cleveland 4-1.

In total, he played 349 games in the World Hockey Association and ten games in the National Hockey League . He played for the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Calgary Cowboys and the California Golden Seals .

In the NHL he got two assists in his ten games, in the WHA he scored 96 goals and 105 assists in a total of 349 games.

In Germany

After winning the championship of the North American Ice Hockey League World Hockey Association in the 1977/78 season , he came to Duisburger SC in 1978 together with Lynn Powis and Mike Ford . Led by these two players, Duisburg first made the leap to first class in 1979. Even in the Duisburger SC jersey, he never avoided a duel. Ken Baird played 179 times for Duisburg between 1978 and 1982, scoring 179 goals, preparing 177 other goals and spending 596 minutes in the penalty box.

It was here that he met his wife Uschi, with whom he later returned to Canada.

Ken Baird ended his playing career after the 1981/82 season at Duisburger SC.

Achievements and Awards

statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
NHL Regular Season 1 10 0 2 2 15th
NHL playoffs - - - - - -
WHA regular season 6th 332 91 99 190 498
WHA playoffs 4th 17th 5 6th 11 36

After the playing career

As part of the first Oilers team, Ken Baird was there when the Edmonton NHL club said goodbye to its old arena, Rexall Place , in April 2016 . He was on the ice with exceptional players like Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier .

Ken Baird passed away in December 2016 at the age of 65.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Duisburg ice hockey legend Ken Baird has passed away. In: www.fuechse-duisburg.de. December 31, 2016, accessed May 12, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b Eric Westhaver: Passings: Ken Baird went from the Flin Flon Bombers to the pros - See more at: http://www.thereminder.ca/news/local-news/passings-ken-baird-went-from- the-flin-flon-bombers-to-the-pros-1.5303645 # sthash.LMLlJdFK.dpuf. In: http://www.thereminder.ca . December 24, 2016, accessed May 12, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Sportsnet Central (Oilers / Canucks / Farewell Rexall) April 6, 2016. April 6, 2016, accessed on May 14, 2017 (English).
  4. ↑ Friedhelm Thelen: Mourning DSC legend Ken Baird. In: waz.de. January 1, 2017, accessed May 12, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Duisburg ice hockey legend Ken Baird (65) is dead - that's how the foxes mourn. In: derwesten.de. December 31, 2016, accessed May 12, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Baird, Ken
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baird, Kenneth Steward (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH February 1, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Flin Flon
DATE OF DEATH December 18, 2016
Place of death Snow Lake