Ernie Godden

Ernie Alfred Godden (born March 13, 1961, in Keswick, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played five games for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL He was chosen 55th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1981 after scoring 87 goals as a junior in the OHL and making the league's first all-star team. In addition to his brief tenure in Toronto, Godden spent his first three years as a top scorer in the CHL with the Cincinnati Tigers and the AHL's St. Catharines Saints. Godden played one year with Klagenfurter of Austria before retiring in 1985.

Perhaps his most notable accomplishments occurred while he was with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. In the 1980–81 season, he set an OHL record with 87 goals. This record is yet to be broken. During that season he totalled 153 points for the year.

He has a devoted following within the Ernie Godden fan club, which consists of many Essex County residents.

He currently coaches Minor Hockey in LaSalle, Ontario, for his son's team.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1976–77 Newmarket Flyers OPJHL 44 19 24 43 89 — — — — — 1977–78 Newmarket Flyers OPJHL 40 20 24 44 67 — — — — — 1978–79 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 64 25 31 56 165 7 2 1 3 18 1979–80 Windsor Spitfires OMJHL 62 40 41 81 158 16 9 7 16 36 1980–81 Windsor Spitfires OHL 68 87 66 153 185 11 13 16 29 44 1981–82 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 1981–82 Cincinnati Tigers IHL 67 32 37 69 178 3 1 0 1 38 1982–83 St. Catharines Saints AHL 64 27 23 50 106 — — — — — 1983–84 St. Catharines Saints AHL 78 31 36 67 69 7 4 1 5 28 1984–85 Klagenfurter AC AUT 39 34 23 57 68 — — — — — NHL totals 5 1 1 2 6 — — — — — AHL totals 142 58 59 117 175 7 4 1 5 28