Ed Hatoum

Edward Hatoum (Arabic: إدوارد حاطوم) (born December 7, 1947) is a Lebanese born Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.

Ed Hatoum
Born (1947-12-07) December 7, 1947
Beirut, Lebanon
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for San Diego Gulls (WHL)
Vancouver Blazers (WHA)
Seattle Totems (WHL)
Chicago Cougars (WHA)
Rochester Americans (AHL)
Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
Fort Worth Wings (CHL and CPHL)
Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
Baltimore Clippers (AHL)
Playing career 19681974

Hatoum was reunited with his family in Ottawa, Ontario in 1957 and began playing hockey after a few years living in the nation's capital.[1]

The first player born in Lebanon to play in the NHL, Hatoum started his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings.[2] He would also play with the Vancouver Canucks. His career would last from 1969 to 1971. He would also play with the Chicago Cougars and Vancouver Blazers of the World Hockey Association.

After retiring from hockey (and coaching the Nelson Maple Leafs), Hatoum worked in the auto-body business in Ottawa and more recently auto wholesale in Vancouver.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1963–64 Ottawa Jr. Montagnards OCJHL
1964–65 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 170338
1965–66 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 4816355151 50332
1966–67 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 4519254489 175111616
1967–68 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 5025345944 11651110
1967–68 Fort Worth Wings CHL 70110
1968–69 Detroit Red Wings NHL 162132
1968–69 Fort Worth Wings CHL 5321284929
1968–69 Baltimore Clippers AHL 30112 41120
1969–70 Detroit Red Wings NHL 50222
1969–70 Fort Worth Wings CHL 6915405532 62350
1970–71 Vancouver Canucks NHL 2613421
1970–71 Seattle Totems WHL 298132119
1971–72 Rochester Americans AHL 679233229
1972–73 Chicago Cougars WHA 161122
1972–73 Seattle Totems WHL 4511263714
1973–74 Vancouver Blazers WHA 37312158
1973–74 San Diego Gulls WHL 51014
1974–75 Nelson Maple Leafs WIHL 4825537818
1975–76 Nelson Maple Leafs WIHL 40330
WHA totals 534131710
NHL totals 4736925
  • All statistics taken from NHL.com[4]

References

  1. "Ed Hatoum".
  2. Legends of Hockey (2009). "Ed Hatoum Page". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  3. CBC News https://web.archive.org/web/20101227073819/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/timwharnsby/2010/12/kadri-has-a-fan-in-canucks-country.html. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. NHL.com (2009). "Ed Hatoum's NHL Profile". NHL.com. Retrieved 2009-05-23.


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