Kenneth Lyle Houston (September 15, 1953 – March 10, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1975 and 1984. He helped the Calgary Flames reach the NHL playoff semifinals for the first time in club history in 1981.
| Ken Houston | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 15, 1953 Dresden, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
March 10, 2018 (aged 64) Chatham, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Atlanta Flames Calgary Flames Washington Capitals Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL draft |
85th overall, 1973 Atlanta Flames | ||
| WHA draft |
58th overall, 1973 Alberta Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 1975–1984 | ||
Playing career
editOriginally drafted by the Atlanta Flames in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft, Houston played seven seasons for the franchise, including two after the team relocated to Calgary. He was traded along with Pat Riggin to the Washington Capitals following the 1981–82 NHL season.
Houston played for the Capitals until October 1983 when he was dealt along with Brian Engblom to the Los Angeles Kings in the trade that sent Larry Murphy to the Capitals. He retired at the end of the 1983–84 NHL season.
Post-playing career
edit
Houston died of cancer on March 10, 2018.[1]
The hockey arena in Dresden, Ontario, the Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre, is named in his honour. An annual harness horse race at Dresden Raceway is dedicated to him.[2]
Regular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971–72 | Chatham Junior Maroons | SOJHL | 48 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Chatham Junior Maroons | SOJHL | 52 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 71 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 144 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1974–75 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 78 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 158 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 1975–76 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 38 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Nova Scotia Voyageurs | AHL | 27 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 78 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1977–78 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 74 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 80 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1979–80 | Atlanta Flames | NHL | 80 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 100 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1980–81 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 42 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 93 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | ||
| 1981–82 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 70 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1982–83 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 71 | 25 | 14 | 39 | 93 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1983–84 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 33 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 570 | 161 | 167 | 328 | 624 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 66 | ||||
References
edit- ^ Malone, Mark (10 March 2018). "He was my hero". Chatham Daily News. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Ken Houston Memorial Pace Set For This Sunday At Dresden - Ontario Racing". ontarioracing.com. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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