Ernie Alfred Godden (born March 13, 1961 in Keswick,

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) is a retired professional

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centre who played five games for the

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of the

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He was chosen 55th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1981 after scoring 87 goals as a junior in the OHL and making the league's first all-star team. In addition to his brief tenure in Toronto, Godden spent his first three years as a top scorer in the CHL with the Cincinnati Tigers and the AHL's St. Catharines Saints. Godden played one year with Klagenfurter of Austria before retiring in 1985. Perhaps his most notable accomplishments occurred while he was with the

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of the

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. In the 1980–81 season, he set an OHL record with 87 goals. This record is yet to be broken. During that season he totalled 153 points for the year. He has a devoted following within the Ernie Godden fan club, which consists of many Essex County residents. He currently coaches Minor Hockey in

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, for his son's team.

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