Ray Edwards (ice hockey)

Ray Edwards
Born (1970-06-11) June 11, 1970 (age 54)
Hanover, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for ECHL
Dayton Bombers
Birmingham Bulls
Huntington Blizzard
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1991–1998

Ray Edwards (born June 11, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player.

Early life and playing career

Born in 1970 in Hanover, Ontario, Edwards played the majority of his minor hockey in Wasaga Beach. Edwards played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League.[citation needed] He began his professional career during the 1991–92 season with the Dayton Bombers of the ECHL. He went on to play 309 games in the ECHL, racking up 1,253 minutes in penalties and 174 points, before hanging up his skates to pursue a coaching career following the 1997–98 season.[1]

Coaching and executive career

After three seasons as a player-assistant for the Huntington Blizzard, Edwards was hired as the team's head coach. He later served two seasons with the San Angelo Saints, where was the general manager and was named the Central Hockey League coach-of-the-year. He later spent six seasons combined as a head coach in the American Hockey League for the San Antonio Rampage and the Portland Pirates.[2]

Edwards was serving as director of player development for the Calgary Flames, when appointed an assistant coach after the resignation of head coach Bill Peters in December 2019.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Owen Sound Greys OJHL 32 6 19 25 134 — — — — —
1987–88 Sudbury Wolves OHL 21 0 3 3 68 — — — — —
1987–88 Guelph Platers OHL 32 2 6 8 114 — — — — —
1988–89 Guelph Platers OHL 45 10 16 26 159 4 0 0 0 2
1989–90 Owen Sound Platers OHL 56 23 29 52 201 12 4 8 12 38
1990–91 Owen Sound Platers OHL 8 2 3 5 38 — — — — —
1990–91 Belleville Bulls OHL 49 23 24 47 180 6 2 2 4 12
1991–92 Dayton Bombers ECHL 23 5 10 15 120 3 0 0 0 18
1992–93 Birmingham Bulls ECHL 16 0 7 7 60 — — — — —
1992–93 Dayton Bombers ECHL 29 7 7 14 107 — — — — —
1993–94 Dayton Bombers ECHL 51 14 10 24 167 — — — — —
1994–95 Huntington Blizzard ECHL 32 3 5 8 129 4 0 1 1 6
1995–96 Huntington Blizzard ECHL 65 20 10 30 330 — — — — —
1996–97 Huntington Blizzard ECHL 45 13 15 28 166 — — — — —
1997–98 Huntington Blizzard ECHL 48 21 27 48 174 4 0 2 2 13
ECHL totals 309 83 91 174 1,253 11 0 3 3 37

References

  1. ^ Portland Pirates - Team Directory Archived September 8, 2012, at archive.today
  2. ^ a b Gilbertson, Wes (December 10, 2019). "Flames' new assistant coach Edwards has done it all". Calgary Sun. Calgary, Alberta. Retrieved February 26, 2023.


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