| Ernie Godden | |
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Teams | Klagenfurt AC (Austria) St. Catharines Saints (AHL) Cincinnati Tigers (CHL) Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) |
| Nationality |  Canadian
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| Born | March 13, 1961, Keswick, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 55th overall, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Pro Career | 1981 – 1985 |
Ernie Alfred Godden (born 13 March, 1961 in Keswick, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played five games for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL He was chosen 55th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1981 after scoring 87 goals as a junior in the OHL and making the league's first all-star team. In addition to his brief tenure in Toronto, Godden spent his first three years as a top scorer in the CHL with the Cincinnati Tigers and the AHL's St. Catharines Saints. Godden played one year with Klagenfurter of Austria before retiring in 1985.
Perhaps his most notable accomplishments occurred while he was with the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. In the 1980–81 season, he set an OHL record with 87 goals. This record is yet to be broken. During that season he totalled 153 points for the year
Awards[]
- 1980-81 Red Tilson Trophy (leading scorer - Ontario Hockey League)
External links[]
- Ernie Godden's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Ernie Godden's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Ernie Godden's NHL player profile
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