Fred Speck

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Fred Speck
Born (1947-07-22)July 22, 1947
Thorold, Ontario, Canada
Died February 10, 2011(2011-02-10) (aged 63)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Cleveland Barons
Vancouver Canucks
Minnesota Fighting Saints
Los Angeles Sharks
Michigan Stags
Playing career 1968–1978

Frederick Edmondstone Speck (July 22, 1947 – February 10, 2011) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A centre, Speck had a brief major league career, playing in 28 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Vancouver Canucks, and 111 games in the World Hockey Association. For most of his career Speck played in the minor leagues, and in 1970–71, his first season in the American Hockey League, he was the top scorer, and was also named the most valuable player and rookie of the year.

Professional career

Minor league hockey

Speck was signed by the

Fort Worth Wings of the Central Hockey League that season, scoring a goal and an assist in his first game, and scoring four points in the playoffs. Speck joined Fort Worth full-time for the 1968–69
, recording 45 points.

Playing in the NHL

Speck made his

Intra-League Draft
. Speck joined the new NHL club for their first 18 games scoring one goal and two assists.

Finishing in the WHA and the minors

The Canucks reassigned Speck to the minor leagues, and he split the season between the

OHA Senior A Hockey League
and played two seasons before retiring in 1977.

Personal

Speck met his wife while playing junior hockey with the Hamilton Red Wings. Fred and Linda had two children, son Wade and daughter Paige. After retiring from hockey in 1978, Speck became a sales manager, a career he continued until he became ill in November 2010. He started to lose weight and died of an unknown illness on February 10, 2011.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1962–63
 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1963–64
 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 17 2 6 8 20 — — — — —
1964–65
 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 41 16 18 34 108 — — — — —
1965–66
 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 48 20 37 57 123 5 1 2 3 8
1966–67
 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 39 23 32 55 67 13 4 6 10 14
1967–68
 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 52 31 54 85 115 11 6 8 14 15
1967–68
Fort Worth Wings
 CHL 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 3 4 4
1968–69 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1968–69 Fort Worth Wings CHL 63 21 24 45 26 — — — — —
1969–70 Detroit Red Wings NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1969–70 Fort Worth Wings CHL 67 30 46 76 47 7 0 3 3 7
1969–70
San Diego Gulls
 WHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0
1970–71 Baltimore Clippers AHL 72 31 61 92 40 6 4 5 9 4
1971–72 Vancouver Canucks NHL 18 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
1971–72 Seattle Totems WHL 6 3 3 6 0 — — — — —
1971–72 Cleveland Barons AHL 27 6 8 14 21 6 0 1 1 6
1972–73 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 47 13 16 29 52 — — — — —
1972–73 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 28 3 13 16 22 6 3 2 5 2
1973–74 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 18 2 5 7 4 — — — — —
1973–74 Greensboro Generals SHL 8 1 3 4 19 — — — — —
1974–75 Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades WHA 30 4 8 12 18 — — — — —
1974–75 Syracuse Blazers NAHL 17 11 23 34 16 7 2 6 8 16
1975–76 Baltimore Clippers AHL 76 23 52 75 93 — — — — —
1976–77 Brantford Alexanders OHA-Sr 27 16 21 37 29 — — — — —
1976–77 Brantford Alexanders OHA-Sr 38 17 35 52 57 — — — — —
WHA totals 123 22 42 64 96 6 3 2 5 2
NHL totals 28 1 2 3 2 — — — — —

Awards and achievements

References

  1. ^ Smith, Russ L. (March 22, 1970). "Disputed goal that cost the Iowa Stars from winning the regular season championship". Waterloo Courier. Archived from the original on March 19, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
  2. ^ "Tough and fast, local legend Fred Speck dies". Hamilton Spectator. February 15, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.

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