Edward Hatoum (; born December 7, 1947) is a Lebanese-born Canadian former professional

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forward. He played 47 games in the

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between 1968 and 1971, and 53 games in the

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between 1972 and 1974. Born in Lebanon, Hatoum moved to Canada in 1956, and began playing hockey at that time. He played junior with the Hamilton Red Wings before joining the

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of the NHL in 1968. He joined the

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in 1970, and moved to the WHA when it was established in 1972, playing for the

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and

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Playing career

Hatoum was born in

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and moved to Canada when he was 9 years old. His father and brother had moved to Canada first in 1954, and Hatoum and the rest of his family followed, settling in

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. Soon after arriving to Canada, he began playing hockey. The first player born in Lebanon to play in the NHL, Hatoum started his

career with the

. He also played with the

as well as the

and

of the

. His career lasted from

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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

Post-playing career

After retiring from hockey (and coaching the

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), Hatoum worked in the auto body business in Ottawa and more recently, in auto wholesale in Vancouver.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

* ''All statistics taken from NHL.com''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hatoum, Ed 1947 births Living people Baltimore Clippers players Canadian ice hockey right wingers Chicago Cougars players Detroit Red Wings players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Fort Worth Wings players Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) players Ice hockey people from Ottawa Lebanese emigrants to Canada Rochester Americans players San Diego Gulls (WHL) players Seattle Totems (WHL) players Sportspeople from Beirut Vancouver Blazers players Vancouver Canucks players Western International Hockey League players Sportspeople of Lebanese descent 20th-century Canadian sportsmen