Ed Hoekstra

Edward Adrian Hoekstra (November 4, 1937 – November 10, 2011) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 70 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1967–68 season and played 97 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Houston Aeros from 1972 to 1974. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1958 to 1974, was spent in the minor leagues. He was the brother of Cecil Hoekstra, who also played hockey.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1954–55 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 49 17 21 38 20 11 3 2 5 21 1955–56 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 48 22 31 53 18 6 2 0 2 4 1956–57 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 52 28 42 70 22 14 11 15 26 2 1957–58 St. Catharines Teepees OHA 49 35 58 93 28 8 2 6 8 4 1958–59 Trois-Rivières Lions QSHL 58 19 37 56 8 8 3 4 7 0 1959–60 Cleveland Barons AHL 66 20 38 58 4 7 4 3 7 0 1960–61 Kitchener Beavers EPHL 70 32 33 65 18 7 2 3 5 0 1961–62 Kitchener Beavers EPHL 44 23 27 50 16 — — — — — 1961–62 Quebec Aces AHL 22 6 10 16 2 — — — — — 1962–63 Quebec Aces AHL 30 6 8 14 2 — — — — — 1963–64 Quebec Aces AHL 71 20 44 64 22 6 2 2 4 2 1964–65 Quebec Aces AHL 71 28 51 79 16 5 0 3 3 6 1965–66 Quebec Aces AHL 61 24 50 74 10 6 5 0 5 4 1966–67 Quebec Aces AHL 7 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1966–67 California Seals WHL 31 11 7 18 4 6 1 3 4 2 1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 70 15 21 36 6 7 0 1 1 0 1968–69 Denver Spurs WHL 62 20 49 69 4 — — — — — 1969–70 Denver Spurs WHL 27 9 18 27 2 — — — — — 1969–70 Buffalo Bisons AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1970–71 Denver Spurs WHL 30 11 11 22 0 — — — — — 1970–71 Springfield Kings AHL 44 13 22 35 4 12 4 2 6 4 1971–72 Springfield Kings AHL 74 16 69 85 32 5 1 1 2 0 1972–73 Houston Aeros WHA 78 11 28 39 12 9 1 2 3 0 1973–74 Houston Aeros WHA 19 2 0 2 0 — — — — — 1973–74 Macon Whoopees SHL 2 0 5 5 0 — — — — — 1973–74 Jacksonville Barons AHL 29 11 12 23 2 — — — — — WHA totals 97 13 28 41 12 9 1 2 3 0 NHL totals 70 15 21 36 6 7 0 1 1 0