Tom Edur

Tom Edur
Tom Edur
Born	November 18, 1954 (age 70); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Cleveland Crusaders; Colorado Rockies; Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL draft	54th overall, 1974; Boston Bruins
Playing career	1973–1978

Thomas 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

August 1973 – Edur signs as an underage free agent with Cleveland Crusaders
May 28, 1974 – Drafted in the 3rd round, 54th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1974 NHL amateur draft
September 7, 1977 – Rights traded by the Boston Bruins to the Colorado Rockies for cash
December 2, 1977 – Traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Dennis Owchar
June 13, 1979 – Selected 12th by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1971–72	Markham Waxers	MJTHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Toronto Marlboros	OHA	57	14	48	62	32	19	2	17	19	16
1972–73	Markham Waxers	MJTHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Cleveland Crusaders	WHA	76	7	31	38	26	5	1	2	3	0
1974–75	Cleveland Crusaders	WHA	61	3	20	23	28	5	2	0	2	0
1975–76	Cleveland Crusaders	WHA	80	7	28	35	62	3	0	2	2	0
1976–77	Colorado Rockies	NHL	80	7	25	32	39	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Colorado Rockies	NHL	20	5	7	12	10	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	58	5	38	43	18	—	—	—	—	—
WHA totals			217	17	79	96	116	13	3	4	7	0
NHL totals			158	17	70	87	67	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "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.
^ "The Real Life". Awake!: 13–17. February 22, 1986.
^ 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.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[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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