Eddie Long (ice hockey)
| Eddie Long | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 11, 1933 Ottawa, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Fort Wayne Komets Louisville Rebels | ||
| Playing career | 1952–1971 | ||
Edwin "Eddie'" John Long (born June 11, 1933) was a Canadian professional hockey player who played 801 games in the International Hockey League with the Fort Wayne Komets from 1952 to 1966. He was a first team all-star in the 1961–62 and 1962–63 seasons.
Playing career
In the 1957–58 season after the Komets were eliminated from the post-season by the Indianapolis Chiefs, Long made a cameo with the Louisville Rebels in the deciding game 7 of the Turner Cup Finals against the Chiefs. Allowed to play for the Rebels as a replacement for the injured Marius Groleau, Long participated and scored a goal in the Rebels Finals defeat to the Chiefs on April 2, 1958. Long suffered the rare distinctive feat of being eliminated twice in the same post-season to the same opponent.[1]
After the 1966 season, Long retired from professional hockey and played for four years in the Senior's Ontario league with the Kingston Aces.
In 1988, as the Fort Wayne Komets second highest point getter in franchise history, Long was re-inducted into the newly established Komet Hall of Fame.[2] He was honored with his jersey number #16 retired.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1952–53 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 60 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 62 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1954–55 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 54 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 60 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 58 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 64 | 38 | 21 | 59 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1957–58 | Louisville Rebels | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1958–59 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 56 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 61 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 32 | ||
| 1959–60 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 67 | 44 | 44 | 88 | 63 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 1960–61 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 69 | 34 | 47 | 81 | 89 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | ||
| 1961–62 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 58 | 48 | 48 | 96 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 70 | 56 | 46 | 102 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 7 | ||
| 1963–64 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 65 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 67 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 1964–65 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 38 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL totals | 801 | 425 | 427 | 852 | 763 | 67 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 72 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| IHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 1962, 1963 | |
References
- ^ "Indy's title teams: The 1958 Chiefs". indyblogspot.com. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Komets Hall of Fame". Fort Wayne Komets. 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Komets' jersey retirement means different things to honorees". News-Sentinel. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
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External links
- Eddie Long career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Eddie Long career statistics at EliteProspects.com
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