Willie Marshall (ice hockey)

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]

Willie Marshall
Marshall c. 1950 with the St. Michaels Majors
Born (1931-12-01) December 1, 1931
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
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 19521972

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
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1951–52Charlottetown IslandersMMHL8450449489
1952–53Pittsburgh HornetsAHL62273966581018913
1952–53Toronto Maple LeafsNHL20000
1953–54Pittsburgh HornetsAHL612845734151452
1954–55Pittsburgh HornetsAHL46232548371097166
1954–55Toronto Maple LeafsNHL161450
1955–56Pittsburgh HornetsAHL584552974742130
1955–56Toronto Maple LeafsNHL60000
1956–57Hershey BearsAHL6435599418737104
1957–58Hershey BearsAHL6840641045611109196
1958–59Rochester AmericansAHL19716236
1958–59Hershey BearsAHL37221638495270
1958–59Toronto Maple LeafsNHL90112
1959–60Hershey BearsAHL7238407899
1960–61Hershey BearsAHL562544693673582
1961–62Hershey BearsAHL703065952470660
1962–63Hershey BearsAHL723656921215371010
1963–64Providence RedsAHL723350831832350
1964–65Providence RedsAHL6912445612
1965–66Providence RedsAHL701327408
1966–67Baltimore ClippersAHL6833568922967130
1967–68Baltimore ClippersAHL512441652
1968–69Baltimore ClippersAHL742652781841230
1969–70Baltimore ClippersAHL4291928052240
1970–71Baltimore ClippersAHL64154055060110
1971–72Toledo HornetsIHL461532472
1971–72Rochester AmericansAHL102242
1975–76Buffalo NorsemenNAHL10000
NHL totals 33 1 5 6 2
AHL totals 1205 523 852 1375 520 111 48 71 119 43

References

  1. His full name is listed in the NHL Media guides of the mid 1950s.
  2. "FAQ". Theahl.com. Retrieved April 20, 2019.


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