Ted Harris (ice hockey)

Edward Alexander Harris (born July 18, 1936) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

Ted Harris
Born	(1936-07-18) July 18, 1936 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Montreal Canadiens Minnesota North Stars Detroit Red Wings St. Louis Blues Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1956–1975

Playing career

Harris played in the National Hockey League from 1963 to 1975. During this time, he played for the Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, and Philadelphia Flyers. He won four Stanley Cups with Montreal and a fifth with Philadelphia. He currently resides in southern New Jersey, just outside Philadelphia. Harris also fought Hockey Hall of Fame Rookie Bobby Orr in Orr's first regular season NHL fight.

Awards and achievements

• MJHL First Team Allstar (1955)
• Turnbull Cup (MJHL) Championship (1955)
• Calder Cup (AHL) Championships (1961, 1962, with Springfield
• Calder Cup (AHL) Championships (1964 with Cleveland Barons)
• AHL First All-Star Team (1964)
• Eddie Shore Award Winner (1964)
• NHL Second All-Star Team (1969)
• Played in NHL All-Star Game (1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972)
• Stanley Cup Championships (1965, 1966, 1968, & 1969) with Montreal as Edward Harris
• Stanley Cup Championship (1975) with Philadelphia as Ted Harris
• Ted is an “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1953–54	Winnipeg Monarchs	MJHL		36	4	5	9	94		5	1	1	2	10
1954–55	Winnipeg Monarchs	MJHL		32	2	15	17	137		17	1	3	4	57
1955–56	Winnipeg Monarchs	MJHL		20	6	23	29	78		4	0	0	0	21
1956–57	Springfield Indians	AHL		2	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1956–57	Philadelphia Ramblers	EHL		61	11	33	44	103		13	2	2	4	31
1957–58	Philadelphia Ramblers	EHL		62	10	19	29	82		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Springfield Indians	AHL		9	0	2	2	11		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Victoria Cougars	WHL		58	4	12	16	82		3	0	0	0	4
1959–60	Springfield Indians	AHL		63	4	13	17	100		10	0	2	2	16
1960–61	Springfield Indians	AHL		69	4	22	26	76		8	0	1	1	18
1961–62	Springfield Indians	AHL		70	2	29	31	142		11	3	3	6	14
1962–63	Springfield Indians	AHL		72	8	30	38	172		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Cleveland Barons	AHL		67	6	23	29	109		9	0	5	5	20
1964–65	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		68	1	14	15	107		13	0	5	5	45
1965–66	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		53	0	13	13	87		10	0	0	0	38
1966–67	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		65	2	16	18	86		10	0	1	1	19
1967–68	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		67	5	16	21	78		13	0	4	4	22
1968–69	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		76	7	18	25	102		14	1	2	3	34
1969–70	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		74	3	17	20	116		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		78	2	13	15	130		12	0	4	4	36
1971–72	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		78	2	15	17	77		7	0	1	1	17
1972–73	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		78	7	23	30	83		5	0	1	1	15
1973–74	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		12	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		41	0	11	11	66		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	St. Louis Blues	NHL		24	0	4	4	16		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		70	1	6	7	48		16	0	4	4	4
NHL totals				788	30	168	198	1,000		100	1	22	23	230

NHL coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season						Post-season
		G	W	L	T	Pts	Finish	Result
Minnesota North Stars	1975–76	80	20	53	7	47	4th in Smythe	Missed playoffs
Minnesota North Stars	1976–77	80	23	39	18	64	2nd in Smythe	Lost in preliminary round
Minnesota North Stars	1977–78	19	5	12	2	(45)	5th in Smythe	(fired)
Total		179	48	104	27	156	-	1 playoff appearance

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Ted Harris's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame