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Tom Edur
Born (1954-11-18) November 18, 1954 (age 71)
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
PositionDefence
ShotRight
Played forCleveland Crusaders
Colorado Rockies
Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL draft54th overall, 1974
Boston Bruins
Playing career1973–1978

Toomas Edur (born November 18, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Playing career

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As a youth, Edur played in the 1966 and 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Leaside.[1]

Edur was selected by the Boston Bruins in the third round of the 1974 NHL amateur draft, 54th overall, although by that time, he had already made his professional debut in the World Hockey Association with the Cleveland Crusaders rather than in the NHL, as the Crusaders had signed him as an underage junior player before the 1973-74 season. After three seasons in the WHA, Edur joined the NHL with the Colorado Rockies.

In July, 1978 at the age of 24, after just two seasons in the NHL (with Colorado and the Pittsburgh Penguins), Edur retired from professional hockey. Before retiring he had signed with the St. Louis Blues.

Edur was later drafted by the Edmonton Oilers when he left the WHA for the NHL, however, he again declined an opportunity to become involved with professional hockey and became a full-time brother of Jehovah's Witnesses,[2] eventually serving as a branch committee member for the religion's Estonia headquarters.[3]

Transactions

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Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1971–72Markham WaxersMJTHL
1972–73Toronto MarlborosOHA5714486232192171916
1972–73Markham WaxersMJTHL
1973–74Cleveland CrusadersWHA76731382651230
1974–75Cleveland CrusadersWHA61320232852020
1975–76Cleveland CrusadersWHA80728356230220
1976–77Colorado RockiesNHL807253239
1977–78Colorado RockiesNHL20571210
1977–78Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL585384318
WHA totals217177996116133470
NHL totals15817708767

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  2. ^ "The Real Life". Awake!: 13–17. February 22, 1986.
  3. ^ 2011 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses. p. 255. On March 1, 1999, ... the Governing Body appointed [Tom] Edur ... to serve on the Estonia Branch Committee.
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    Tom Edur
    Born (1954-11-18) November 18, 1954 (age 71)
    Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
    Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
    PositionDefence
    ShotRight
    Played forCleveland Crusaders
    Colorado Rockies
    Pittsburgh Penguins
    NHL draft54th overall, 1974
    Boston Bruins
    Playing career1973–1978

    Toomas Edur (born November 18, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

    Playing career

    As a youth, Edur played in the 1966 and 1967 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Leaside.[1]

    Edur was selected by the Boston Bruins in the third round of the 1974 NHL amateur draft, 54th overall, although by that time, he had already made his professional debut in the World Hockey Association with the Cleveland Crusaders rather than in the NHL, as the Crusaders had signed him as an underage junior player before the 1973-74 season. After three seasons in the WHA, Edur joined the NHL with the Colorado Rockies.

    In July, 1978 at the age of 24, after just two seasons in the NHL (with Colorado and the Pittsburgh Penguins), Edur retired from professional hockey. Before retiring he had signed with the St. Louis Blues.

    Edur was later drafted by the Edmonton Oilers when he left the WHA for the NHL, however, he again declined an opportunity to become involved with professional hockey and became a full-time brother of Jehovah's Witnesses,[2] eventually serving as a branch committee member for the religion's Estonia headquarters.[3]

    Transactions

    Career statistics

    Regular season and playoffs

    Regular seasonPlayoffs
    SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
    1971–72Markham WaxersMJTHL
    1972–73Toronto MarlborosOHA5714486232192171916
    1972–73Markham WaxersMJTHL
    1973–74Cleveland CrusadersWHA76731382651230
    1974–75Cleveland CrusadersWHA61320232852020
    1975–76Cleveland CrusadersWHA80728356230220
    1976–77Colorado RockiesNHL807253239
    1977–78Colorado RockiesNHL20571210
    1977–78Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL585384318
    WHA totals217177996116133470
    NHL totals15817708767

    References

    1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
    2. ^ "The Real Life". Awake!: 13–17. February 22, 1986.
    3. ^ 2011 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses. p. 255. On March 1, 1999, ... the Governing Body appointed [Tom] Edur ... to serve on the Estonia Branch Committee.
    • Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
    • Tom Edur at ESBL (in Estonian)
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