Edward Joel McCaskill (October 29, 1936 – March 3, 2016) was a Canadian professional

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player who played four games in the

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and 91 games in the

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between 1968 and 1974. He played with the

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, and he then served as player-coach with the

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Playing career

McCaskill played junior hockey with the Kitchener Canucks and later on the Kapuskasing Huskies, then made the move to the UK, playing two years in the British Ice Hockey Elite League. Upon returning to the US, he became a dominant force with the

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, and his offensive prowess earned the attention of NHL clubs, however, he would spend most of his playing years in the

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with the original Vancouver Canucks and Phoenix Roadrunners. He was the father of former

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pitcher and minor league hockey player

Kirk McCaskill Kirk Edward McCaskill (born April 9, 1961) is a Canadian-American former Major League Baseball pitcher and former professional ice hockey player. He played in Major League Baseball for the California Angels and Chicago White Sox between 1985 and ...

. He died in

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, in 2016 at the age of 79.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

WHA coaching record

References

External links

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