Bernie Wolfe

Bernard Ronald Wolfe (born December 18, 1951) is a Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey player. Wolfe played 119 games over four seasons in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals from 1975 to 1979.

Early life Wolfe was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is Jewish. His mother, Fay Wolfe, observed upon his becoming an NHL hockey player: "Of course I would have preferred him to be a doctor, or some kind of professional man. But if Bernie is happy, then we're happy." He backstopped Sir George Williams to the 1974 Canadian CIAU University Cup championship game, losing to the Waterloo Warriors; Wolfe won the Major W.J. "Danny" McLeod Award, as Most Valuable Player of the national championship tournament.

Later, while he was playing in the NHL, he took courses at George Washington University. including an all-time worst 446 goals against, with a fourth-all-time worst 5.58 team GAA. He showed flashes of brilliance and was a solid performer on a team that struggled in those early years. He retired with one year remaining on his guaranteed contract, saying he "just didn't enjoy it anymore". Wolfe agreed to sign for the league minimum salary of $100,000 as a favor to general manager David Poile and owner Abe Pollin; well into his career as a financial planner, he promised to donate his salary to charity if his contract were approved.

Wolfe was the president of the Washington Capitals Alumni Association from 1992 to 2007. In 1999, he had both of his hips replaced.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1973–74 Sir George Williams University CIAU 18 10 4 4 1080 74 0 4.11 — — — — — — — — — 1974–75 Maine Nordiques NAHL 37 19 17 1 2156 150 1 4.17 — — — — — — — — — 1974–75 Richmond Robins AHL 17 6 7 2 918 142 2 2.74 — 7 3 4 427 26 0 3.65 — 1975–76 Washington Capitals NHL 40 5 23 7 2130 148 0 4.17 .886 — — — — — — — — 1975–76 Richmond Robins AHL 3 2 0 0 147 6 0 2.44 — — — — — — — — — 1976–77 Washington Capitals NHL 37 7 15 9 1777 114 1 3.85 .879 — — — — — — — — 1977–78 Washington Capitals NHL 25 4 14 4 1325 94 0 4.26 .871 — — — — — — — — 1977–78 Hershey Bears AHL 3 3 0 0 180 4 1 1.33 — — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Washington Capitals NHL 17 4 9 1 860 68 0 4.75 .855 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 119 20 61 21 6091 424 1 4.18 .877 — — — — — — — —