Ted McCaskill

Edward Joel McCaskill (October 29, 1936 – March 3, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played four games in the National Hockey League and 91 games in the World Hockey Association between 1968 and 1974. He played with the Minnesota North Stars, and he then served as player-coach with the Los Angeles Sharks. Playing career McCaskill played junior hockey with the Kitchener Canucks and later on the Kapuskasing Huskies, then made the move to the UK, playing two years in the British Ice Hockey Elite League.

Upon returning to the US, he became a dominant force with the Nashville Dixie Flyers, and his offensive prowess earned the attention of NHL clubs, however, he would spend most of his playing years in the Western Hockey League with the original Vancouver Canucks and Phoenix Roadrunners.

He was the father of former Major League Baseball pitcher and minor league hockey player Kirk McCaskill.

He died in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2016 at the age of 79.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1954–55 Kitchener Canucks OHA 39 7 7 14 59 — — — — — 1955–56 Kitchener Canucks OHA 16 2 2 4 8 — — — — — 1956–57 Kapuskasing Huskies NOHA — — — — — — — — — — 1957–58 Kapuskasing Huskies NOHA — — — — — — — — — — 1958–59 Edinburgh Royals BNL 25 27 18 45 21 — — — — — 1959–60 Paisley Pirates BNL 28 27 17 44 52 — — — — — 1960–61 Kapuskasing GMs NOHA 40 32 32 64 — — — — — — 1961–62 Kapuskasing GMs NOHA — — — — — — — — — — 1962–63 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 65 21 43 64 62 3 1 1 2 6 1963–64 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 70 36 50 86 107 3 1 1 2 2 1964–65 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 72 60 65 125 88 13 8 14 22 26 1965–66 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 70 39 61 100 151 11 3 13 16 18 1966–67 Nashville Dixie Flyers EHL 72 53 65 118 188 14 8 13 21 46 1967–68 Minnesota North Stars NHL 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1967–68 Memphis South Stars CHL 62 17 29 46 136 3 2 0 2 0 1968–69 Memphis South Stars CHL 5 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 1968–69 Vancouver Canucks WHL 45 11 13 24 83 8 0 6 6 6 1969–70 Vancouver Canucks WHL 72 24 18 42 110 11 0 2 2 47 1970–71 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 70 23 24 47 169 10 3 4 7 8 1971–72 Phoenix Roadrunners WHL 71 18 37 55 237 6 1 2 3 18 1972–73 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 73 11 11 22 150 6 2 3 5 12 1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 18 2 2 4 63 — — — — — 1974–75 Broome Dusters NAHL 40 14 20 34 77 15 3 10 13 — WHA totals 91 13 13 26 213 6 2 3 5 12 NHL totals 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — —

WHA coaching record Team Year Regular season Post season G W L T Pts Division rank Result Los Angeles Sharks 1973-74 59 20 39 0 40 6th in West Missed playoffs