Eddie Bumbacco

Edward M. Bumbacco is a Canadian retired ice hockey left wing who was an All-American for Notre Dame.

The next year it appeared that Montreal may have made a very shrewd pick when Bumbacco went on a scoring rampage, posting the best offensive season for any Notre Dame player in history. Bumbacco's 90-point season placed him second in the nation and helped Notre Dame finish second in the WCHA. Bumbacco was one of Notre Dame's first two All-Americans (the other being Bill Nyrop) and the Fighting Irish came within a goal of making their first NCAA Tournament appearance. There were high hopes that Notre Dame could contend in Bumbacco's senior season but the winger's point totals were nearly halved and the Irish dropped back to 8th place in the conference.

Bumbacco chose to end his playing career after graduating and he returned to Sault Ste. Marie to work as an executive in the steel industry.

Personal life Bumbacco's father, Angelo, became the general manager for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds when Eddie was in college. Angelo was instrumental in bringing Wayne Gretzky onto the team and also suggested that the teenage phenom wear the number '99'. Angelo died on October 27, 2020.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1967–68 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOJHL 17291112————— 1968–69 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOJHL 483225571813411152 1969–70 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds NOJHL 44655411944121917368 1970–71 Notre Dame NCAA 2515153010————— 1971–72 Notre Dame WCHA 342327508————— 1972–73 Notre Dame WCHA 3843479038————— 1973–74 Notre Dame WCHA 3622285015————— NOJHL Totals 109 99 88 187 74 25 23 28 51 10 NCAA Totals 133 103 117 220 71 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-WCHA First Team 1972–73 AHCA West All-American 1972–73