Ken Baird

Kenneth Stewart Baird (February 1, 1951 – December 18, 2016) was a professional ice hockey player who played 332 games in the World Hockey Association and 10 games in the National Hockey League between 1971 and 1978. He played for the NHL's California Golden Seals, then spent six seasons in the WHA with the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Cowboys. In 1978 Baird joined Duisburger SC in West Germany, and spent four seasons there before retiring in 1982. Baird later moved to Snow Lake, Manitoba, and died there in December 2016.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1969–70 Estevan Bruins WCHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1969–70 Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 47 2 5 7 126 17 2 8 10 60 1970–71 Flin Flon Bombers WCHL 66 35 40 75 211 17 12 9 21 119 1971–72 California Golden Seals NHL 10 0 2 2 15 — — — — — 1971–72 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 59 5 11 16 196 6 0 2 2 29 1972–73 Alberta Oilers WHA 74 14 15 29 112 — — — — — 1973–74 Edmonton Oilers WHA 68 17 19 36 115 5 1 1 2 7 1974–75 Edmonton Oilers WHA 77 30 28 58 151 — — — — — 1975–76 Edmonton Oilers WHA 48 13 24 37 87 4 3 1 4 16 1976–77 Edmonton Oilers WHA 2 1 2 3 0 — — — — — 1976–77 Calgary Cowboys WHA 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1977–78 Edmonton Oilers WHA 6 2 4 6 2 — — — — — 1977–78 Winnipeg Jets WHA 49 14 7 21 29 7 0 4 4 7 1978–79 Duisburger SC GER-2 28 7 7 14 22 — — — — — 1979–80 Duisburger SC GER 47 32 28 60 141 — — — — — 1980–81 Duisburger SC GER 39 31 40 71 108 7 5 3 8 4 1981–82 Duisburger SC GER-2 48 69 66 135 115 — — — — — WHA totals 332 91 99 190 498 16 4 6 10 30 NHL totals 10 0 2 2 15 — — — — —