About Theran Welsh
Born 1958. Theran Welsh is an ice hockey player.
Theran Welsh is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Wisconsin. Afterwards he accepted a scholarship to Wisconsin after the program had captured its second national title. In his first season with the Badgers, Welsh was an instant hit, scoring 55 points to lead the defense and helped Wisconsin return to the NCAA Tournament.
After a substandard year, Wisconsin produced the worst performance under Bob Johnson, finishing 9th in the WCHA (his only losing record). Despite the sharp decline, now-captain-Welsh continued to score at a high rate, ending with his third 55+ point season. He was named as an All-American and All-WCHA second team. The team recovered quickly in Welsh's senior season, finishing in a tie for second place in the WCHA. Welsh had another stellar offensive season, but the team suffered a terrible upset at the hands of Colorado College, losing a total-goal series after winning the first game 8β2. Fortunately, the NCAA had expanded the tournament field for 1981 and Wisconsin was given the final western seed as the WCHA was considered superior to the CCHA.
Derisively called the 'Back-Door Badgers', Wisconsin escaped a close series against Clarkson in the quarterfinals, winning the series 9β8 despite a nail-biting overtime session in the second game. After routing Northern Michigan in the semifinal, Wisconsin met Minnesota for the championship. Welsh assisted on Wisconsin's second goal as the Badgers opened up a 4-goal lead by the midway point of the game. The Gophers fought back valiantly but Wisconsin's lead was too much the team won its third national championship. Welsh's final assist was number 194 of his career, setting a new NCAA record for any position (he was later passed by current record holder Wayne GagnΓ©). Welsh was also the all-time leading defenseman scorer for Wisconsin and sits 3rd all-time for all skaters as of 2021.
Being a relatively small player at just 5'7", Welsh had little opportunity to make the NHL and played parts of two seasons in Finland. He retired as a player in 1983 and went on to work for SVA as a Certified Public Accountant. He rose to position of Principle in the firm, a position he continues to hold as of 2021.
Welsh was inducted into the Prince Albert Wall of Honor in 2009 and the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010.
Statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1973β74 Kinistino Tigers NSJHL ββββββββββ 1974β75 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL ββββββββββ 1975β76 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL ββββββββββ 1976β77 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL ββββββββββ 1976β77 Saskatoon Blades WCHL 10112βββββ 1977β78 Wisconsin WCHA 4310455528βββββ 1978β79 Wisconsin WCHA 417546170βββββ 1979β80 Wisconsin WCHA 367515824βββββ 1980β81 Wisconsin WCHA 4110445452βββββ 1981β82 SaiPa SM-liiga 3325710βββββ 1981β82 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 132911440332 1982β83 KooKoo Kouvola I-Divisioona 35121224110βββββ NCAA totals 161 34 194 228 174 β β β β β
Awards and honors Award Year All-WCHA Second Team 1979β80 AHCA West All-American 1979β80 All-WCHA Second Team 1980β81
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Canadian ice hockey player
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Theran Welsh was born on 25 February 1958 in Prince Albert.
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