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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1937–1999)}}
{{For|the Wyoming politician|Roy Edwards (politician)}}
{{Inline|date=December 2024}}{{Infobox ice hockey player
| position = [[Goaltender]]
| catches = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 165
| played_for = [[Detroit Red Wings]]<br>[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|3|12}}
| birth_place = [[Haldimand County]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|8|16|1937|3|12}}
| death_place = [[Buffalo, New York]], US
| career_start = 1959
| career_end = 1974
}}
{{MedalTableTop | name = no | medals =
{{MedalCountry | {{flag|Canada|1957}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1958 World Ice Hockey Championships|1958 Oslo]] | }}
}}
''' Allan Roy Edwards''' (March 12, 1937 – August 16, 1999) was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]] who played 236 games in the [[National Hockey League]] with the [[Detroit Red Wings]] and the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] between 1967 and 1973. Internationally, he played for the [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canadian national team]] at the [[1958 Ice Hockey World Championships|1958 World Championships]], winning the gold medal.

==Playing career==
In 1958, at age 21, Edwards backstopped the [[Whitby Dunlops]], Canada's representative, to the [[1958 Ice Hockey World Championships|World Championships]] at [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. He posted a perfect 7–0 record in the eight-team round-robin tournament. In those seven games, Edwards played every minute. He recorded three shutouts and allowed six total goals to have a 0.86 goals-against average.

In 1960, he became property of the [[Chicago Black Hawks]]. His name was engraved on the [[Stanley Cup]] in 1961 even though he never played a single game for Chicago.

Edwards' road to the NHL was a long, winding one. In nine years, he played for seven teams in four leagues. On June 6, 1967, the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] selected him in the [[1967 NHL Expansion Draft|expansion draft]], but traded him to the [[Detroit Red Wings]] the very next day.

In 1967–68, [[Roger Crozier]], the Red Wings' first-string goaltender, retired due to illness, and Edwards was called upon to take his place. He led the team in games and wins for four consecutive seasons.

A collision in 1970 with an opposing forward and the goalpost caused a [[hairline fracture]] in Edwards' skull, and this caused him headaches and dizzy spells. His health caused him to retire, but only briefly. He made a comeback with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and after one season there, he returned to the Wings. He had his best season in 1972–73: he won 27 games and led the NHL with six shutouts. The following season, he lost his first three games and retired for good.

==Personal life==
Edwards was the uncle of [[Don Edwards (ice hockey)|Don Edwards]], also an NHL goalie.

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:90%; text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! [[Shutout#Ice hockey|SO]] !! [[Goals against average|GAA]] !! [[save percentage|SV%]]
! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-
| [[1955–56 OHA season|1955–56]]
| [[St. Catharines Teepees]]
| [[Ontario Hockey Association|OHA]]
| 41 || 26 || 12 || 3 || 2460 || 160 || 1 || 3.00 || —
| 6 || — || — || 360 || 26 || 0 || 4.33 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1956–57 OHA season|1956–57]]
| St. Catharines Teepees
| OHA
| 49 || 24 || 23 || 2 || 2940 || 179 || 3 || 3.65 || —
| 14 || — || — || 840 || 55 || 1 || 3.93 || —
|-
| 1957–58
| [[Whitby Dunlops]]
| [[OHA Senior A League (1890–1979)|OHA Sr]]
| 7 || — || — || — || 420 || 21 || 0 || 3.00 || — 
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1957–58 IHL season|1957–58]]
| [[Fort Wayne Komets]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 25 || — || — || — || 1500 || 84 || 0 || 3.36 || — 
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1958–59 WHL season|1958–59]]
| [[Calgary Stampeders (ice hockey)|Calgary Stampeders]]
| [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|WHL]]
| 63 || 42 || 20 || 1 || 3780 || 192 || 2 || 3.05 || —
| 8 || 4 || 4 || 480 || 27 || 0 || 3.37 || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1959–60 AHL season|1959–60]]
| [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 72 || 33 || 35 || 4 || 4360 || 267 || 4 || 3.67 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1960–61 AHL season|1960–61]]
| Buffalo Bisons
| AHL
| 30 || 12 || 16 || 1 || 1800 || 128 || 1 || 4.27 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1960–61 EPHL season|1960–61]]
| [[Sault Thunderbirds]]
| [[Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959–1963)|EPHL]]
| 37 || 16 || 15 || 6 || 2220 || 119 || 3 || 3.22 || —
| 12 || 7 || 5 || 739 || 34 || 0 || 2.76 || —
|-
| [[1961–62 EPHL season|1961–62]]
| Sault Thunderbirds
| EPHL
| 36 || 4 || 26 || 6 || 2160 || 157 || 1 || 4.36 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1961–62 AHL season|1961–62]]
| [[Pittsburgh Hornets]]
| AHL
| 10 || 1 || 8 || 1 || 600 || 52 || 0 || 5.20 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1961–62 WHL season|1961–62]]
| [[Portland Buckaroos]]
| WHL
| 8 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 480 || 32 || 0 || 4.00 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1962–63 WHL season|1962–63]]
| Calgary Stampeders
| WHL
| 70 || 23 || 44 || 2 || 4140 || 274 || 0 || 3.97 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1962–63
| [[Spokane Comets]]
| WHL
| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 60 || 3 || 0 || 3.00 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1963–64 AHL season|1963–64]]
| Buffalo Bisons
| AHL
| 47 || 14 || 27 || 6 || 2820 || 155 || 2 || 3.30 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1963–64 CHL season|1963–64]]
| [[St. Louis Braves]]
| [[Central Professional Hockey League|CPHL]]
| 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 180 || 8 || 0 || 2.66 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1964–65 CHL season|1964–65]]
| St. Louis Braves
| CPHL
| 65 || 12 || 47 || 6 || 3900 || 302 || 1 || 4.65 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1965–66 AHL season|1965–66]]
| Buffalo Bisons
| AHL
| 40 || 15 || 22 || 2 || 2389 || 140 || 3 || 3.52 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1966–67 AHL season|1966–67]]
| Buffalo Bisons
| AHL
| 39 || 9 || 24 || 5 || 2235 || 189 || 0 || 5.07 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68]]
| [[Detroit Red Wings]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 41 || 14 || 17 || 5 || 2175 || 127 || 0 || 3.50 || .884
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1967–68 CHL season|1967–68]]
| [[Fort Worth Wings]]
| CPHL
| 9 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 540 || 12 || 4 || 1.33 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1968–69 NHL season|1968–69]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 40 || 18 || 11 || 6 || 2098 || 89 || 4 || 2.55 || .915
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1968–69 CHL season|1968–69]]
| Fort Worth Wings
| CPHL
| 10 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 560 || 28 || 0 || 3.00 || —
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1969–70 NHL season|1969–70]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 47 || 24 || 15 || 6 || 2681 || 116 || 2 || 2.60 || .915
| 4 || 0 || 3 || 205 || 11 || 0 || 3.23 || .909
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1970–71 NHL season|1970–71]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 37 || 11 || 19 || 7 || 2099 || 119 || 0 || 3.40 || .893
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1971–72 NHL season|1971–72]]
| [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
| NHL
| 15 || 2 || 8 || 4 || 846 || 36 || 0 || 2.55 || .907
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1972–73 NHL season|1972–73]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 52 || 27 || 17 || 7 || 3005 || 132 || 6 || 2.64 || .904
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1973–74 NHL season|1973–74]]
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 4 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 186 || 18 || 0 || 5.82 || .856
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=3 | NHL totals
! 236 !! 96 !! 90 !! 35 !! 13,088 !! 637 !! 12 !! 2.92 !! .902
! 4 !! 0 !! 3 !! 205 !! 11 !! 0 !! 3.23 !! .909
|}

===International===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | 
! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
|-
| [[1958 Ice Hockey World Championships|1958]]
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 7 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 420 || 6 || 3 || 0.86 || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=4| Senior totals
! 7 !! 7 !! 0 !! 0 !! 420 !! 6 !! 3 !! 0.86 !! —
|}

==External links==
* {{icehockeystats}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001511/http://www.losthockey.com/obit_main.cfm?letter=e Obituary at LostHockey.com]

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