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Edward Michael Sandford (born August 20, 1928) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played most of his professional career for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.


Playing career

Sandford played his junior hockey for the
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program, leading his team to the Memorial Cup playoffs in 1946 and 1947. In 1947, Sandford led the
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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 Red Tilson Trophy as the OHA's most valuable player. Sandford was signed by the Bruins in
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. Duringr the 1953 season he led all scorers in the playoffs with eight goals and eleven points and was named to play in the NHL All-Star Game in five consecutive seasons starting in
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. His best scoring season was
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, 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 Milt Schmidt 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
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. After playing four games in Detroit, the Wings dealt Sandford to the Chicago Black Hawks, 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
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, in collaboration with the
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and '' The Hockey News'', selected a list of would-be Conn Smythe Trophy 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