Wes Goldie

Wes Goldie (born May 5, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who last played for the Alaska Aces of the ECHL. He is the ECHL's all-time leader in career goals with 370, and the seventh all-time career scorer with 605 points.

Career Goldie scored an ECHL-best 175 goals while not missing a single game over four seasons with the Victoria Salmon Kings, including 44 his final year, second only to Ryan Kinasewich. He also finished second in the league with 48 goals (a North American career-high) in 2009, when he earned first team all-ECHL honors, and 41 in 2007, while leading the ECHL with 42 in 2008. Goldie shared the league lead in shorthanded goals for three consecutive years beginning in 2007, scoring 19 over that span.

Goldie began his pro career under former Aces head coach Davis Payne with the Pee Dee Pride. Goldie played the 2003–04 season with the Pride under another former Alaska head coach, Perry Florio, and finishing tied for fourth in the league with 36 goals. In his lone recall to the AHL with Bridgeport in 2004, Goldie scored one goal in two games.

Prior to turning pro at the tail end of the 1999-2000 season, Goldie played four years in the Ontario Hockey League, scoring 121 over his last three campaigns, including a junior-best 46 in 1998–99. He missed the playoffs only once in his eight full seasons as a professional (2003–04), and owns 56 points (34 goals, 22 assists) in 61 career postseason games.

On March 24, 2012, in a loss against the Ontario Reign, Goldie broke the previous league all-time mark of 368 goals held by Rod Taylor. He retired as the league's all-time goal leader with 370.

In 2014, Goldie was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 St. Thomas Stars WOHL 52 51 44 95 55 — — — — — 1995–96 London Knights OHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1996–97 Owen Sound Platers OHL 66 10 16 26 29 4 1 0 1 0 1997–98 Owen Sound Platers OHL 64 35 29 64 46 11 3 3 6 7 1998–99 Owen Sound Platers OHL 61 46 37 83 63 13 11 3 14 10 1999–00 Owen Sound Platers OHL 68 40 35 75 49 — — — — — 1999–00 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 7 3 1 4 2 4 1 0 1 0 2000–01 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 71 33 22 55 60 10 7 1 8 8 2001–02 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 47 15 12 27 29 9 4 5 9 10 2002–03 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 72 27 24 51 54 7 3 1 4 2 2003–04 Florence Pride ECHL 70 36 25 61 43 — — — — — 2003–04 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2004–05 Sorel-Tracy Mission LNAH 59 57 26 83 14 — — — — — 2005–06 Sorel-Tracy Mission LNAH 52 39 32 71 34 — — — — — 2006–07 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 72 41 33 74 65 6 6 2 8 0 2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 72 42 19 61 66 11 5 8 13 4 2008–09 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 72 48 18 66 62 9 3 4 7 2 2009–10 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 72 44 18 62 31 5 3 3 6 6 2010–11 Alaska Aces ECHL 72 46 37 83 50 13 3 11 14 14 2011–12 Alaska Aces ECHL 70 35 26 61 68 10 1 7 8 2 ECHL totals 697 370 235 605 530 84 36 42 78 48