- Ernie Godden
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
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played_for =Klagenfurt AC (Austria)St. Catharines Saints (AHL)
Cincinnati Tigers (CHL)Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL )
league = NHL
position = Centre
shoots = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 8
weight_lb = 160
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date and age|1961|03|13
birth_place = Keswick, ON, CAN
draft = 55th overall
draft_year = 1981
draft_team =Toronto Maple Leafs
career_start = 1981
career_end = 1985Ernie Alfred Godden (born
13 March , 1961 in Keswick,Ontario ) is a retired professionalice hockey centre who played five games for theToronto Maple Leafs of the NHL He was chosen 55th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1981 after scoring 87 goals 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 Germany before retiring in 1985.Perhaps his most notable accomplishments occurred while he was with the
Windsor Spitfires of theOntario Hockey League . 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 yearHe has a devoted following within the Ernie Godden fan club, which consists of many Essex-County residents.
External links
*hockeydb|7430
*legendsofhockey|12735
*Nhlprofile|8447237|Ernie Godden
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