Edwin Walter Chadwick (born May 8, 1933) is a Canadian retired

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who played in the

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for the

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and the

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between 1955 and 1962. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1952 to 1968, was spent in various minor leagues.

Playing career

Chadwick started his NHL career in the 1955–56 season by playing five games for the Toronto Maple Leafs as a replacement for injured future- hall-of-famer Harry Lumley. Over the next two seasons Chadwick would play 140 consecutive regular season games, which is still a Leafs team record. However Chadwick's success in the NHL was short-lived, as his playing time dropped off and he was shipped down to the

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of the

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. Chadwick only managed to play four more NHL games, as a member of the

in 1961–62. Chadwick would play the remainder of his days in the AHL, first for the

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, and then the

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before retiring in 1968.

Scouting career

Sometime after he retired from playing he became a scout for the

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. He won 5 Stanley Cups rings with them 1984–85–87–88–90, and his name was put on the Stanley Cup

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, and

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards

* AHL First All-Star Team (1960) * AHL Second All-Star team (1961, 1965) * Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Winner for fewest goals allowed in the AHL (1960) *

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- Stanley Cup (

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) (1987, 1990)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chadwick, Ed 1933 births Living people Boston Bruins players Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Buffalo Sabres coaches Buffalo Sabres scouts California Golden Seals Edmonton Oilers scouts Hershey Bears players Kingston Frontenacs (EPHL) players New York Islanders scouts Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players People from Centre Wellington Pittsburgh Penguins scouts Rochester Americans players Stanley Cup champions Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto St. Michael's Majors players Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro) players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Canadian ice hockey coaches