Edward Michael Sandford (born August 20, 1928) is a

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former professional

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forward. He played most of his professional career for the

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of the

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Playing career

Sandford played his junior hockey for the St. Michael's Majors program, leading his team to the

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playoffs in 1946 and 1947. In 1947, Sandford led the Ontario Hockey Association with 67 points in 27 games, adding 52 points in nine OHA playoffs and ten Memorial Cup games en route to St. Michael's third Memorial Cup title. For his efforts, he was awarded the

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as the OHA's most valuable player. Sandford was signed by the Bruins in 1947. Duringr the 1953 season he led all scorers in the playoffs with eight goals and eleven points and was named to play in the

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in five consecutive seasons starting in

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. His best scoring season was 1954, when he scored 16 goals and 31 assists for 47 points, finishing in the top ten in league scoring, and earning citation as a Second Team All-Star. The next season, he was named to succeed the retiring

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as Bruins' captain. He played eight seasons in all for the Bruins, but was traded in the 1955 offseason in a nine-player deal - the largest in NHL history to that date - which sent him to the Detroit Red Wings. After playing four games in Detroit, the Wings dealt Sandford to the

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, where he finished out the season before retiring. Sandford finished his playing days with 106 goals and 145 assists for 251 points in 503 games, recording 355 penalty minutes.

Retirement

For many years after his retirement, Sandford served in various off-ice capacities for the Bruins, as a goal judge, official scorer and eventually supervisor of off-ice officials. He became a curling enthusiast after his playing day

and was one of the players of the Bruins' first alumni tea

In 2001, the Society for International Hockey Research, in collaboration with the Hockey Hall of Fame and ''

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'', selected a list of would-be

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winners for the NHL playoff MVP before the trophy was officially presented in 1965, and determined on Sandford's selection for his efforts in the 1953 playoffs.

Career statistics

External links

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Sandford's profile on the Hockey Hall of Fame site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandford, Ed 1928 births Living people Boston Bruins captains Boston Bruins players Canadian ice hockey forwards Chicago Blackhawks players Detroit Red Wings players Ice hockey people from Ontario Memorial Cup winners Sportspeople from Toronto Toronto St. Michael's Majors players