Wilmott Charles "The Whip" Marshall (born December 1, 1931) is a Canadian retired

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.His full name is listed in the NHL Media guides of the mid 1950s. Marshall holds all-time records for most goals, most points, most assists, most hat tricks, and most games played in the

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(AHL), registered over a 20-season career in the AHL. Marshall also played with the

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in the

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over the course of four seasons between 1953 and 1958. The

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, which is awarded to the AHL's leading goal scorer, is named after him.

Personal life

In his later years, Marshall became an avid author who self-published numerous volumes of Christian poetry and several nonfiction works on Christian history, theology, and doctrine. He later lived in

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

External links

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AHL Hockey Hall of Fame bio
1931 births Living people Baltimore Clippers players Buffalo Norsemen players Canadian ice hockey centres Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Ontario Pittsburgh Hornets players Providence Reds players Rochester Americans players Sportspeople from Kirkland Lake Toledo Hornets players Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto St. Michael's Majors players {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1930s-stub