Ted Garvin (August 20, 1923 – November 18, 1992) was a

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and

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primarily in the International Hockey League.

Playing career

Born in

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, he began his playing career in the

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with the

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(1943–44) and Washington Lions (1945–46) and played two seasons with the

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of the International Hockey League (1949–50 – 1950–51). Garvin led the IHL in goals in the 1949–50 season, scoring 42 with the first-place Sailors. He also finished second in total points that season

Coaching career

Garvin began his coaching career in 1949-50 when he coached the Sarnia Jr. Sailors to the Western Ontario Jr. 'B' championship, even as he was playing with the Sr. Sailors. In 1968 he coached the fabled Sarnia Legionnaires to the Sutherland Cup as all-Ontario Jr. 'B' champs. He returned to the International Hockey League, where he served as head coach of the Port Huron Flags/ Port Huron Wings for four seasons (1968–69 – 1971–72). Garvin was hired to coach the

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in the

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for the 1973–74 season, but was fired after his first eleven games in which the team went 2–8–1. He again returned to the IHL as head coach of the

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(1974–75 – 1978–79) and the team advanced to the finals three times and won two

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s in 1974–75 and 1977–78. Garvin also served as head coach of the

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in the IHL for one final season in 1980–81. Ted Garvin is former NHL referee Kerry Fraser's uncle.

NHL coaching record

External links

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