Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame |
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Ernest Alfred Linton Wakely
Ernie Wakely was a goaltender in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues. He also played for the Winnipeg Jets, the San Diego Mariners, the Cincinnati Stingers, the Houston Aeros, and the Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association.
Playing Career[]
He was goaltender for the 1958–59 Memorial Cup winning Winnipeg Braves of the MJHL.
Wakely enjoyed his most memorable season in 1969–70 when he took over in St. Louis for the legendary goalie Glenn Hall. Wakely appeared in 30 games, won 12, and recorded a Goals Against Average of 2.11 in leading the Blues to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Boston Bruins. Boston swept the Blues in four straight games to win the Stanley Cup.
The following season, Wakely played in 51 games, won 20, and posted a 2.79 GAA. Two years later, he jumped to the fledgling World Hockey Association to play with the Winnipeg Jets and former Chicago Black Hawks star Bobby Hull. No other goalie played more games in the WHA and his 16 shutouts are also a WHA record.
Name engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1965, 1968 with Montreal (Did not play any games).
Career Statistics[]
Regular Season[]
Scoring Stats | Goalie Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GD | G | A | PIM | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SVs | SV% | ||
1957-58 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1640 | 121 | 1 | 4.48 | |||||
1958-59 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1810 | 107 | 1 | 3.57 | |||||
1959-60 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | |||||
Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1640 | 99 | 1 | 3.67 | 701 | .876 | |||
1960-61 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 540 | 43 | 0 | 4.77 | 286 | .869 | |||
Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 1860 | 111 | 2 | 3.57 | .891 | ||||
1961-62 | North Bay Trappers | EPHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 18 | 0 | 3.00 | |||||
Kingston Frontenacs | EPHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | ||||||
Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | ||||||
1962-63 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | 29 | .906 | |||
Spokane Comets | WHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 85 | .842 | ||||
Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EPHL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2460 | 122 | 2 | 2.97 | ||||||
1963-64 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 480 | 33 | 0 | 4.12 | |||||
Omaha Knights | CPHL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 3540 | 173 | 2 | 2.93 | ||||||
1964-65 | Omaha Knights | CPHL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 900 | 40 | 0 | 2.67 | |||||
Cleveland Barons | AHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 600 | 49 | 0 | 4.90 | ||||||
Quebec Aces | AHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1228 | 77 | 1 | 3.76 | ||||||
1965-66 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | |||||
Quebec Aces | AHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | ||||||
Seattle Totems | WHL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1617 | 83 | 2 | 3.08 | ||||||
1966-67 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 4187 | 216 | 0 | 3.10 | |||||
1967-68 | Houston Apollos | CPHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 3312 | 163 | 1 | 2.95 | 1556 | .905 | |||
1968-69 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 23 | .852 | |||
Cleveland Barons | AHL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 3852 | 210 | 1 | 3.27 | ||||||
1969-70 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1651 | 58 | 4 | 2.11 | 757 | .929 | |||
1970-71 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 2859 | 133 | 3 | 2.79 | 1227 | .902 | |||
1971-72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1614 | 92 | 1 | 3.42 | 755 | .891 | |||
1972-73 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 2884 | 152 | 2 | 3.16 | 1259 | .892 | |||
1974-74 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 0 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 2254 | 123 | 3 | 3.27 | 1061 | .896 | |||
1974-75 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 355 | 16 | 1 | 2.70 | 197 | .925 | |||
San Diego Mariners | WHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2062 | 115 | 2 | 3.35 | 976 | .895 | ||||
1975-76 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | 0 | 2 | 6 | 67 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 3823 | 208 | 3 | 3.26 | 1772 | .895 | |||
1976-77 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2506 | 129 | 3 | 3.09 | 1113 | .896 | |||
1977-78 | Cincinnati Stingers | WHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 311 | 26 | 0 | 5.02 | 120 | .822 | |||
Houston Aeros | WHA | 0 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 3070 | 166 | 2 | 3.24 | 1442 | .897 | ||||
1978-79 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 2060 | 129 | 0 | 3.76 | 944 | .880 | |||
Phoenix Roadrunners | PHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | ||||||
NHL Totals | 0 | 3 | 2 | 113 | 41 | 42 | 17 | 6244 | 290 | 8 | 2.79 | 2791 | .906 | |||||
WHA Totals | 0 | 10 | 17 | 334 | 164 | 137 | 21 | 19325 | 1064 | 16 | 3.30 | 8884 | .893 |
Playoffs[]
Scoring Stats | Goalie Stats | |||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GD | G | A | PIM | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SVs | SV% | ||
1957-58 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 300 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 | ||||
1958-59 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 490 | 22 | 1 | 2.75 | ||||
Memorial Cup | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 960 | 45 | 1 | 2.81 | ||||||
1959-60 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | ||||
1960-61 | Winnipeg Braves | MJHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 14 | 0 | 4.66 | ||||
1963-64 | Omaha Knights | CPHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 600 | 19 | 3 | 1.90 | |||||
1964-65 | Quebec Aces | AHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 | |||||
1966-67 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 301 | 10 | 0 | 1.99 | |||||
1968-69 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 304 | 20 | 0 | 3.95 | |||||
1969-70 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 216 | 17 | 0 | 472 | 121 | .877 | |||
1970-71 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 7 | 1 | 2.33 | 80 | .920 | |||
1971-72 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 13 | 0 | 6.90 | 51 | .797 | |||
1972-73 | Winnipeg Jets | WHA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 420 | 22 | 2 | 3.14 | 188 | .895 | |||
1974-75 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 520 | 39 | 0 | 4.50 | |||||
1975-76 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 640 | 39 | 0 | 3.66 | |||||
1976-77 | San Diego Mariners | WHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 9 | 0 | 3.88 | 66 | .880 | |||
NHL Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 509 | 37 | 1 | 4.36 | 252 | .872 | |||||
WHA Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 1740 | 109 | 2 | 3.76 |
Awards & Achievements[]
- Turnbull Cup Manitoba Junior Hockey League Championship (1959)
- Abbott Cup Western Canada Junior A Hockey Championship (1959)
- Memorial Cup Canada Junior A Hockey Championship (1959)
- MJHL Goals Against Average Leader (1961)
- MJHL First All-Star Team (1961)
- EPHL Top Goaltender (1963)
- Central Professional Hockey League Championship (1964)
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Inaugural member of the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame (2010)