Ken Baird Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:190
Played For:California Golden Seals
Edmonton Oilers
Calgary Cowboys
Winnipeg Jets
Birth Date:February 1, 1951
Birth Place:Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:Snow Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Draft:15th overall
Draft Team:California Golden Seals
Draft Year:1971
Career Start:1971
Career End:1982

Kenneth Stewart Baird (February 1, 1951 – December 18, 2016) was a professional ice hockey player who played 332 games in the World Hockey Association and 10 games in the National Hockey League between 1971 and 1978. He played for the NHL's California Golden Seals, then spent six seasons in the WHA with the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Cowboys. In 1978 Baird joined Duisburger SC in West Germany, and spent four seasons there before retiring in 1982. Baird later moved to Snow Lake, Manitoba, and died there in December 2016.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1969–70Estevan BruinsWCHL1 0 0 0 0
1969–70Flin Flon BombersWCHL47 2 5 7 12617 2 8 10 60
1970–71Flin Flon BombersWCHL66 35 40 75 21117 12 9 21 119
1971–72California Golden SealsNHL10 0 2 2 15
1971–72Oklahoma City BlazersCHL59 5 11 16 1966 0 2 2 29
1972–73Alberta OilersWHA74 14 15 29 112
1973–74Edmonton OilersWHA68 17 19 36 1155 1 1 2 7
1974–75Edmonton OilersWHA77 30 28 58 151
1975–76Edmonton OilersWHA48 13 24 37 874 3 1 4 16
1976–77Edmonton OilersWHA2 1 2 3 0
1976–77Calgary CowboysWHA7 0 0 0 2
1977–78Edmonton OilersWHA6 2 4 6 2
1977–78Winnipeg JetsWHA49 14 7 21 297 0 4 4 7
1978–79Duisburger SCGER-228 7 7 14 22
1979–80Duisburger SCGER47 32 28 60 141
1980–81Duisburger SCGER39 31 40 71 1087 5 3 8 4
1981–82Duisburger SCGER-248 69 66 135 115
WHA totals332 91 99 190 49816 4 6 10 30
NHL totals10 0 2 2 15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenneth Baird .