Earl Balfour

For the British peerage title, see Earl of Balfour.
Earl Balfour
Born (1933-01-04)January 4, 1933
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died April 27, 2018(2018-04-27) (aged 85)
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 1952–1961

Earl Frederick "Spider" Balfour (January 4, 1933 – April 27, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1952 to 1961 with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks. He was a defensive forward and penalty-killing expert. Balfour won the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 1961. He retired after 288 games, posting 30 goals, 22 assists, 52 points and just 78 penalty minutes. He died April 27, 2018, after having lived in the Cambridge, Ontario area.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1949–50 Toronto Marlboros OHA 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1950–51 Toronto Marlboros OHA 53 10 16 26 53 13 6 4 10 16
1951–52 Toronto Marlboros OHA 51 10 29 39 75 6 3 3 6 8
1951–52 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
1952–53 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 63 14 30 44 33 10 0 4 4 14
1953–54 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 17 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
1953–54 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 51 16 22 38 29 4 1 1 2 0
1954–55 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 63 17 31 48 42 10 2 9 11 9
1955–56 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 59 14 5 19 40 3 0 1 1 2
1956–57 Rochester Americans AHL 63 21 16 37 38 10 3 5 8 6
1957–58 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1957–58 Rochester Americans AHL 70 27 31 58 58 — — — — —
1958–59 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 10 8 18 10 6 0 2 2 0
1959–60 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 70 3 5 8 16 4 0 0 0 0
1960–61 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 68 3 3 6 4 12 0 0 0 2
1961–62 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 64 19 19 38 28 — — — — —
1962–63 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 71 7 15 22 30 — — — — —
1964–65 Galt Hornets OHA Sr 34 19 23 42 18 4 4 6 10 6
1965–66 Galt Hornets OHA Sr 42 22 28 50 33 — — — — —
1966–67 Galt Hornets OHA Sr 39 21 15 36 32 — — — — —
1967–68 Toronto Marlboros OHA Sr 36 22 22 44 12 — — — — —
1968–69 Orillia Terriers OHA Sr 37 4 13 17 10 — — — — —
AHL totals 445 121 164 285 258 34 6 19 25 29
NHL totals 288 30 22 52 78 26 0 3 3 4

Awards and achievements

  • OHA-Sr. Second All-Star Team (1965, 1966, 1967)
  • 1961 Stanley Cup championship (Chicago Black Hawks)

References

  1. ^ "EARL FREDERICK BALFOUR's Obituary on Toronto Star". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 May 2018.


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