Guy Lash
Encyclopedia
Guy Lash is a retired professional ice hockey
player.
Lash played junior hockey for the St. Boniface Saints, and the Winnipeg Monarchs
formally the Winnipeg Clubs. He was rated as the WCHL's No. 18 prospect for the 1977 NHL draft by The Hockey News
draft preview issue. He was selected 42nd overall in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft, going to the Cleveland Barons
as a 3rd Round Pick acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks
for Joey Johnston
earlier in the year. He was also selected 77th overall in the 9th Round by the Edmonton Oilers
in the WHA Amateur Draft
.
From 1977 - 1981, Lash played for various teams in the NHL minor leagues putting up above average numbers. Through 158 games Lash recorded 100 points. Shortly after a 1 game call-up from the NHL's Cleveland Barons, Lash went to West Germany to represent ECD Iserlohn, now the Iserlohn Roosters
, in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga where he netted 27 goals and 14 assists in just 18 games. His career, while promising, was short-lived as it was plagued by injuries. Lash would be forced to retire from his professional career at the end of the 1980 - 81 season at the age of 23.
Guy has since moved on to have a family and run his own business. He now resides in his hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player.
Lash played junior hockey for the St. Boniface Saints, and the Winnipeg Monarchs
Winnipeg Monarchs
The Winnipeg Monarchs were a junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1967 to 1977 under three names. The team played as the Winnipeg Jets from 1967 to 1973; the Winnipeg Clubs from 1973 to 1976, and the Winnipeg Monarchs from 1976 to 1977. The Monarchs franchise...
formally the Winnipeg Clubs. He was rated as the WCHL's No. 18 prospect for the 1977 NHL draft by The Hockey News
The Hockey News
The Hockey News, commonly abbreviated to THN, is a North American ice hockey magazine published by Transcontinental. The Hockey News was founded in 1947 by Ken McKenzie and Bill Côté, and has since been the most recognized hockey publication in North America...
draft preview issue. He was selected 42nd overall in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft, going to the Cleveland Barons
Cleveland Barons (NHL)
The Cleveland Barons were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League from 1976–78. They were a relocation of the California Golden Seals franchise, which had played in Oakland since 1967...
as a 3rd Round Pick acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
for Joey Johnston
Joey Johnston
Joseph John Johnston is a retired a Canadian ice hockey forward.Johnston started his National Hockey League career with the Minnesota North Stars in 1968, but spent most of his time in the minors until 1971, when he became a front-liner for the California Golden Seals...
earlier in the year. He was also selected 77th overall in the 9th Round by the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
in the WHA Amateur Draft
WHA Amateur Draft
The WHA Entry Draft was the entry draft for the World Hockey Association, and was held annually between 1973 and 1977. The fledgling WHA had some trouble stocking their teams, and predictably, many of the players drafted by WHA teams never reported, preferring instead to play in the NHL...
.
From 1977 - 1981, Lash played for various teams in the NHL minor leagues putting up above average numbers. Through 158 games Lash recorded 100 points. Shortly after a 1 game call-up from the NHL's Cleveland Barons, Lash went to West Germany to represent ECD Iserlohn, now the Iserlohn Roosters
Iserlohn Roosters
The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North-Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as Eissporthalle am Seilersee. Playing nine years in the DEL the...
, in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga where he netted 27 goals and 14 assists in just 18 games. His career, while promising, was short-lived as it was plagued by injuries. Lash would be forced to retire from his professional career at the end of the 1980 - 81 season at the age of 23.
Guy has since moved on to have a family and run his own business. He now resides in his hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Career statistics
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Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1973 - 74 | St. Boniface Saints | MJHL | 42 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 107 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1974 - 75 | Winnipeg Clubs | WCHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
65 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1974 - 75 | St. Boniface Saints | MJHL | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1975 - 76 | Winnipeg Clubs | WCHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
72 | 47 | 53 | 100 | 115 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
1976 - 77 | Winnipeg Monarchs Winnipeg Monarchs The Winnipeg Monarchs were a junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Canada Hockey League from 1967 to 1977 under three names. The team played as the Winnipeg Jets from 1967 to 1973; the Winnipeg Clubs from 1973 to 1976, and the Winnipeg Monarchs from 1976 to 1977. The Monarchs franchise... |
WCHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
53 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 39 | ||
1977 - 78 | Toledo Goaldiggers Toledo Goaldiggers The Toledo Goaldiggers was an International Hockey League franchise that played in Toledo, Ohio from 1974 to 1986. Prior to the Goaldiggers, the city's hockey team was the Toledo Blades, which played under that name from its founding in 1963 until 1970, when it changed its name to the Toledo... |
IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1977 - 78 | Muskegon Mohawks Muskegon Mohawks The Muskegon Mohawks were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1965 to 1984. Muskegon were Turner Cup champions in 1968.... |
IHL | 38 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1977 - 78 | Phoenix Roadrunners Phoenix Roadrunners (CHL) The Phoenix Roadrunners were a minor pro ice hockey team in Phoenix, Arizona. They played in the Central Hockey League in the 1977-78 season. After two months the team folded on December 12, 1977. They only played 27 games, winning only 4 and tying 3... |
CHL | 26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1978 - 79 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 65 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1980 - 81 | Wichita Wind Wichita Wind The Wichita Wind were a minor league ice hockey team based in Wichita, Kansas from 1980 to 1983. They were the feeder team of the Edmonton Oilers and the New Jersey Devils . The Wind played in the Central Hockey League at the Britt Brown Arena in the Kansas Coliseum... |
CHL | 26 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | ||
1980 - 81 | Iserlohn ECD Iserlohn Roosters The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North-Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as Eissporthalle am Seilersee. Playing nine years in the DEL the... |
2.GBun | 18 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Career totals | 412 | 213 | 246 | 459 | 533 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 60 |