Earl Balfour

For the British peerage title, see Earl of Balfour.

Earl Balfour
Born	(1933-01-04)January 4, 1933 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	April 27, 2018(2018-04-27) (aged 85) Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1952–1961

Earl Frederick "Spider" Balfour (January 4, 1933 – April 27, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1952 to 1961 with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks. He was a defensive forward and penalty-killing expert. Balfour won the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 1961. He retired after 288 games, posting 30 goals, 22 assists, 52 points and just 78 penalty minutes. He died April 27, 2018 after having lived in the Cambridge, Ontario area.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1949–50	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		53	10	16	26	53		13	6	4	10	16
1951–52	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		51	10	29	39	75		6	3	3	6	8
1951–52	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		3	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0
1952–53	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		63	14	30	44	33		10	0	4	4	14
1953–54	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		17	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		51	16	22	38	29		4	1	1	2	0
1954–55	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		63	17	31	48	42		10	2	9	11	9
1955–56	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		59	14	5	19	40		3	0	1	1	2
1956–57	Rochester Americans	AHL		63	21	16	37	38		10	3	5	8	6
1957–58	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Rochester Americans	AHL		70	27	31	58	58		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		70	10	8	18	10		6	0	2	2	0
1959–60	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		70	3	5	8	16		4	0	0	0	0
1960–61	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		68	3	3	6	4		12	0	0	0	2
1961–62	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		64	19	19	38	28		—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		71	7	15	22	30		—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Galt Hornets	OHA Sr		34	19	23	42	18		4	4	6	10	6
1965–66	Galt Hornets	OHA Sr		42	22	28	50	33		—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Galt Hornets	OHA Sr		39	21	15	36	32		—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Toronto Marlboros	OHA Sr		36	22	22	44	12		—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Orillia Terriers	OHA Sr		37	4	13	17	10		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				445	121	164	285	258		34	6	19	25	29
NHL totals				288	30	22	52	78		26	0	3	3	4

Awards and achievements

• OHA-Sr. Second All-Star Team (1965, 1966, 1967)
• 1961 Stanley Cup championship (Chicago Black Hawks)

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com