Earl Ingarfield Sr.
| Earl Ingarfield Sr. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
October 25, 1934 Lethbridge, AB, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1951–1971 | ||
Earl Thompson Ingarfield Sr. (born October 25, 1934) is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for thirteen seasons from 1958–59 until 1970–71.
Ingarfield played 746 career NHL games, scoring 179 goals and 226 assists for 405 points. His best offensive season was the 1961–62 season when he set career highs with 26 goals, 31 assists, and 57 points while a member of the New York Rangers. In 1967 he played with the new expansion with the Pittsburgh Penguins and was their captain in 1968-69. Ingarfield was traded to the Oakland Seals in late 1968-69 season and retired with them in 1971.
He served as the second coach for the New York Islanders during their inaugural 1972-73 season. Behind the bench for thirty games, he did not return to the franchise for the 1973-74 campaign.
Ingarfield's son, Earl Ingarfield Jr. also played in the NHL.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1951–52 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WCJHL | 41 | 32 | 15 | 47 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Lethbridge Native Sons | WCJHL | — | 22 | 29 | 51 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Lethbridge Native Sons | WCJHL | Statistics Unavailable | Statistics Unavailable | ||||||||||
| 1954–55 | Lethbridge Native Sons | WCJHL | Statistics Unavailable | Statistics Unavailable | ||||||||||
| 1954–55 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 70 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 69 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 64 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1958–59 | New York Rangers | NHL | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | New York Rangers | NHL | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 40 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1960–61 | New York Rangers | NHL | 66 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1962–63 | New York Rangers | NHL | 69 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | New York Rangers | NHL | 63 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1964–65 | New York Rangers | NHL | 69 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | New York Rangers | NHL | 67 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1967–68 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 50 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 40 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Oakland Seals | NHL | 26 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1969–70 | Oakland Seals | NHL | 54 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1970–71 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 49 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 746 | 179 | 226 | 405 | 239 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | ||||
Coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | G | W | L | Result | ||
| New York Islanders | 1972-73 | 30 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 30 | 8th in East | Missed playoffs | |||
Legacy
- Ranked No. 79 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).
External links
- Earl Ingarfield Sr.'s career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Earl Ingarfield Sr.'s biography at Legends of Hockey
| Preceded by Phil Goyette |
Head coach of the New York Islanders 1973 |
Succeeded by Al Arbour |