Earl Heiskala

Earl Heiskala
Born (1942-11-30) November 30, 1942 (age 82)
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Los Angeles Sharks
Playing career 1963–1974

Earl Waldemar Heiskala (born November 30, 1942, in Kirkland Lake, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played 127 games in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1968 to 1971 and 94 games in the World Hockey Association with the Los Angeles Sharks from 1972 to 1974. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1963 to 1974, was spent in the minor leagues.

Heiskala is of Finnish descent.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1960–61 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 11 1 0 1 6 — — — — —
1961–62 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 50 10 20 30 71 10 1 4 5 10
1961–62 Hamilton Red Wings M-Cup — — — — — 14 4 3 7 23
1962–63 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 39 12 18 30 81 — — — — —
1963–64 Oakville Oaks OHA Sr 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1963–64 Cincinnati Wings CHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1964–65 Knoxville Knights EHL 70 25 39 64 156 10 1 4 5 23
1965–66 Seattle Totems WHL 64 8 10 18 107 — — — — —
1966–67 Seattle Totems WHL 65 18 22 40 147 10 1 2 3 29
1967–68 Seattle Totems WHL 71 26 18 44 157 9 2 2 4 8
1968–69 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 21 3 3 6 51 — — — — —
1968–69 Quebec Aces AHL 7 1 6 7 8 — — — — —
1968–69 Seattle Totems WHL 34 14 9 23 69 4 1 0 1 6
1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 65 8 7 15 171 — — — — —
1970–71 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 41 2 1 3 72 — — — — —
1970–71 San Diego Gulls WHL 21 6 5 11 34 5 1 0 1 4
1971–72 San Diego Gulls WHL 72 15 22 37 169 4 1 1 2 20
1972–73 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 70 12 17 29 148 5 1 1 2 4
1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 24 2 6 8 45 — — — — —
1973–74 Greensboro Generals SHL 4 2 3 5 4 — — — — —
WHA totals 94 14 23 37 193 5 1 1 2 4
NHL totals 127 13 11 24 294 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ Honkavaara, Aarne. "JÄÄKIEKKOKIRJA 1972-1973". Jaakiekkokirja.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 April 2023. suomalaista syntyperää oleva ... Earl Heiskala


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