Willie Marshall | |||
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Marshall c. 1950 with the St. Michaels Majors
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Born |
Kirkland Lake, ON, CAN |
December 1, 1931 ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
NHL Toronto Maple Leafs AHL Pittsburgh Hornets Hershey Bears Rochester Americans Providence Reds Baltimore Clippers IHL Toledo Hornets NAHL Buffalo Norsemen |
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Playing career | 1952–1972 |
Wilmott Charles "The Whip" Marshall (born December 1, 1931) is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward. Marshall holds all-time records for most goals, most points, most assists, most hat tricks, and most games played in the American Hockey League.
Marshall also played with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League over the course of four seasons.
The Willie Marshall Award, which is awarded to the AHL's leading goal scorer, is named after him.
In his later years, Marshall has become an avid author who has self-published numerous volumes of Christian poetry and several nonfiction works on Christian history, theology, and doctrine. He is currently working on an autobiography. He currently resides in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. His full name is listed in the NHL Media guides of the mid 1950s.