Ted McCaskill
Introduction '''Edward Joel McCaskill''' (October 29, 1936 – March 3, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played four games in the National Hockey League and 91 games in the World Hockey Association between 1968 and 1974.He played with the Minnesota North Stars, and he then served as player-coach with the Los Angeles Sharks.
Playing career McCaskill played junior hockey with the Kitchener Canucks and later on the Kapuskasing Huskies, then made the move to the UK, playing two years in the British Ice Hockey Elite League. Upon returning to the US, he became a dominant force with the Nashville Dixie Flyers, and his offensive prowess earned the attention of NHL clubs, however, he would spend most of his playing years in the Western Hockey League with the original Vancouver Canucks and Phoenix Roadrunners.He was the father of former Major League Baseball pitcher and minor league hockey player Kirk McCaskill. He died in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2016 at the age of 79.
Career statistics ===Regular season and playoffs===Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP  G  A  Pts  PIM GP  G  A  Pts  PIM 1954–55 Kitchener Canucks OHA 39  7  7  14  59 —  —  —  —  — 1955–56 Kitchener Canucks OHA 16  2  2  4  8 —  —  —  —  — 1956–57 Kapuskasing Huskies NOHA —  —  —  —  — —  —  —  —  — 1957–58 Kapuskasing Huskies NOHA —  —  —  —  — —  —  —  —  — 1958–59 Edinburgh Royals BNL 25  27  18  45  21 —  —  —  —  — 1959–60 Paisley Pirates BNL 28  27  17  44  52 —  —  —  —  — 1960–61 Kapuskasing GMs NOHA 40  32  32  64  — —  —  —  —  — 1961–62 Kapuskasing GMs NOHA —  —  —  —  — —  —  —  —  — 1962–63 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 65  21  43  64  62 3  1  1  2  6 1963–64 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 70  36  50  86  107 3  1  1  2  2 1964–65 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 72  60  65  125  88 13  8  14  22  26 1965–66 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 70  39  61  100  151 11  3  13  16  18 1966–67 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 72  53  65  118  188 14  8  13  21  46 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars NHL 4  0  2  2  0 —  —  —  —  — 1967–68 Memphis South Stars CHL 62  17  29  46  136 3  2  0  2  0 1968–69 Memphis South Stars CHL 5  0  0  0  6 —  —  —  —  — 1968–69 Vancouver Canucks WHL 45  11  13  24  83 8  0  6  6  6 1969–70 Vancouver Canucks WHL 72  24  18  42  110 11  0  2  2  47 1970–71 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 70  23  24  47  169 10  3  4  7  8 1971–72 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 71  18  37  55  237 6  1  2  3  18 1972–73 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 73  11  11  22  150 6  2  3  5  12 1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 18  2  2  4  63 —  —  —  —  — 1974–75 Broome Dusters NAHL 40  14  20  34  77 15  3  10  13  — WHA totals 91  13  13  26  213 6  2  3  5  12 NHL totals 4  0  2  2  0 —  —  —  —  —===WHA coaching record===Team Year Regular season Post season G  W  L  T  Pts  Division rank  Result Los Angeles Sharks 1973-74 59  20  39  0  40 6th in West  Missed playoffs
References
External links * * Obituary at azcentral.com