Edward Leier

Edward Leier (3 November 1927 – 25 November 2022) was a Polish-born Canadian baseball player, track athlete, and ice hockey player. He played two seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League. He was named to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League Second All-Star Team in 1948. On 29 September 1948 he signed as a free agent to the Saskatoon Quakers of the Western Canada Senior Hockey League. Leier grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Leier played baseball for several years, and in 1950 was an all-star in the ManDak League. He was inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000, noted for his fielding, batting average, and baserunning. Leier died in November 2022, at the age of 95.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1945–46 Winnipeg Rangers MAHA — — — — — — — — — — 1946–47 Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 15 16 8 24 0 2 2 0 2 0 1947–48 Winnipeg Black Hawks MJHL 19 12 10 22 2 — — — — — 1947–48 Winnipeg Nationals WSrHL 2 3 2 5 0 — — — — — 1948–49 Saskatoon Quakers WCSHL 25 3 17 20 4 — — — — — 1949–50 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1949–50 Kansas City Mohawks USHL 59 19 21 40 2 3 1 1 2 0 1950–51 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 11 2 0 2 2 — — — — — 1950–51 Milwaukee Sea Gulls USHL 17 6 4 10 6 — — — — — 1951–52 Vancouver Canucks PCHL 61 18 37 55 2 — — — — — 1952–53 Vancouver Canucks WHL 59 10 27 37 9 9 1 1 2 0 1953–54 Springfield Indians QHL 56 14 27 41 10 — — — — — 1953–54 Syracuse Warriors AHL 17 5 6 11 2 — — — — — 1954–55 Springfield Indians AHL 59 14 46 60 8 4 0 2 2 0 1955–56 Springfield Indians AHL 62 9 48 57 14 — — — — — AHL totals 138 28 100 128 24 4 0 2 2 0 NHL totals 16 2 1 3 2 — — — — —