Alex Forsyth (ice hockey)
| Alex Forsyth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 6, 1955 | ||
| Died |
July 12, 2024 (aged 69) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL draft |
18th overall, 1975 Washington Capitals | ||
| WHA draft |
122nd overall, 1975 San Diego Mariners | ||
| Playing career | 1975–1978 | ||
James Alexander Forsyth (January 6, 1955 – July 12, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1976–77 season, on November 12, 1976 against the Chicago Black Hawks. He was selected by the Capitals 18th overall in the 1975 NHL entry draft and by the San Diego Mariners of the World Hockey Association in the ninth round of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft, from the Kingston Canadians of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League.
After retirement, Forsyth returned to Kingston, and became a police officer, spending 33 years with Kingston Police Force.
Forsyth died on July 12, 2024.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | London Knights | OHA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Kingston Canadians | OHA | 58 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Kingston Canadians | OMJHL | 64 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 72 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1975–76 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 71 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 74 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 69 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 145 | 21 | 49 | 70 | 71 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
See also
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1975 NHL Entry Draft - Alex Forsyth
References
Categories:
- 1955 births
- 2024 deaths
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Kingston Canadians players
- NHL first-round draft picks
- Richmond Robins players
- San Diego Mariners draft picks
- Ice hockey people from Cambridge, Ontario
- Springfield Indians players
- Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players
- Washington Capitals draft picks
- Washington Capitals players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian ice hockey centre, 1950s birth stubs