Ken Baird
Kenneth Stewart Baird (February 1, 1951 – December 18, 2016) was a professional ice hockey player who played 332 games in the World Hockey Association and 10 games in the National Hockey League between 1971 and 1978. He played for the NHL's California Golden Seals, then spent six seasons in the WHA with the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Cowboys. In 1978 Barid joined Duisburger SC in West Germany, and spent four seasons there before retiring in 1982. Baird later moved to Snow Lake, Manitoba, and died there in December 2016.[1]
| Ken Baird | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 1, 1951 Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
December 18, 2016 (aged 65) Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
California Golden Seals Edmonton Oilers Calgary Cowboys Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1982 | ||
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1969–70 | Estevan Bruins | WCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 47 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 126 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 60 | ||
| 1970–71 | Flin Flon Bombers | WCHL | 66 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 211 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 119 | ||
| 1971–72 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 59 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 196 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | ||
| 1972–73 | Alberta Oilers | WHA | 74 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 68 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 115 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1974–75 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 77 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 48 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 87 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1976–77 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Calgary Cowboys | WHA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 49 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1978–79 | Duisburger SC | GER-2 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Duisburger SC | GER | 47 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Duisburger SC | GER | 39 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 108 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Duisburger SC | GER-2 | 48 | 69 | 66 | 135 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 332 | 91 | 99 | 190 | 498 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 30 | ||||
| NHL totals | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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