Tom Edur

Thomas Edur (born November 18, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Tom Edur
Born (1954-11-18) November 18, 1954
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Cleveland Crusaders
Colorado Rockies
Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Draft 54th overall, 1974
Boston Bruins
Playing career 19731978

Playing career

As a youth, Edur played in the 1966 and 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Leaside.[1]

Edur was selected by the Boston Bruins in the third round of the 1974 NHL amateur draft, 54th overall, although by that time, he had already made his professional debut in the World Hockey Association with the Cleveland Crusaders rather than in the NHL, as the Crusaders had signed him as an underage junior player before the 1973-74 season. After three seasons in the WHA, Edur joined the NHL with the Colorado Rockies.

In July, 1978 at the age of 24, after just two seasons in the NHL (with Colorado and the Pittsburgh Penguins), Edur retired from professional hockey. Before retiring he had signed with the St. Louis Blues.

Edur was later drafted by the Edmonton Oilers when he left the WHA for the NHL, however, he again declined an opportunity to become involved with professional hockey and became a full-time brother of Jehovah's Witnesses,[2] eventually serving as a branch committee member for the religion's Estonia headquarters.[3]

Transactions

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1971–72 Markham Waxers MJTHL
1972–73 Toronto Marlboros OHA 5714486232 192171916
1972–73 Markham Waxers MJTHL
1973–74 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 767313826 51230
1974–75 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 613202328 52020
1975–76 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 807283562 30220
1976–77 Colorado Rockies NHL 807253239
1977–78 Colorado Rockies NHL 20571210
1977–78 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 585384318
WHA totals 217177996116 133470
NHL totals 15817708767

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  2. "The Real Life". Awake!: 13–17. February 22, 1986.
  3. 2011 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses. p. 255. On March 1, 1999, ... the Governing Body appointed [Tom] Edur ... to serve on the Estonia Branch Committee.
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