Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-9 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: May 28, 1950 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2nd round (22nd overall) of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft.
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The last of the great backhand shots, and what a backhand it was. Love ya, Errol!
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | 20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972-73 | 22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 68 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 9.5 | ||
| 1973-74 | 23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 56 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 9.5 | ||
| 1974-75 | 24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 65 | 25 | 17 | 42 | -1 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 202 | 12.4 | ||
| 1975-76 | 25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 75 | 43 | 37 | 80 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 210 | 20.5 | ||
| 1976-77 | 26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 41 | 21 | 16 | 37 | -10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 109 | 19.3 | ||
| 1977-78 | 27 | 2 Teams | NHL | 73 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 159 | 13.8 | ||
| 1977-78 | 27 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 12.9 | ||
| 1977-78 | 27 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18.5 | ||
| 1978-79 | 28 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 23 | 31 | 54 | -28 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 14.1 | ||
| 1979-80 | 29 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 34 | 14 | 48 | -10 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 164 | 20.7 | ||
| 1980-81 | 30 | 2 Teams | NHL | 73 | 20 | 20 | 40 | -13 | 64 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 14.6 | ||
| 1980-81 | 30 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 39 | 14 | 12 | 26 | -4 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 16.9 | ||
| 1980-81 | 30 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 34 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 11.1 | ||
| Career | 10 Seasons | NHL | 599 | 208 | 185 | 393 | -16 | 184 | 150 | 52 | 6 | 27 | 1355 | 15.4 |
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | SOG | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- |
| 1970-71 | 20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 1972-73 | 22 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 68 | 0.19 | 0.28 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 2.01 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 55 | 11 | 43 | 3 | 4 |
| 1973-74 | 23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 56 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 1.32 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 2 |
| 1974-75 | 24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 65 | 0.38 | 0.26 | 0.65 | 0.29 | -0.02 | 0.18 | 3.11 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 16 | 65 | 10 | 66 | 10 | -1 |
| 1975-76 | 25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 75 | 0.57 | 0.49 | 1.07 | 0.45 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 2.80 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 29 | 120 | 36 | 75 | 19 | 28 |
| 1976-77 | 26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 41 | 0.51 | 0.39 | 0.90 | 0.39 | -0.24 | 0.20 | 2.66 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 62 | 22 | 63 | 13 | -10 |
| 1977-78 | 27 | 2 Teams | NHL | 73 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.62 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 2.18 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 79 | 18 | 53 | 5 | 13 |
| 1977-78 | 27 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.66 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.17 | 2.24 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 14 | 67 | 12 | 43 | 5 | 17 |
| 1977-78 | 27 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 14 | 0.36 | 0.07 | 0.43 | 0.22 | -0.29 | 0.14 | 1.93 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 0 | -4 |
| 1978-79 | 28 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.77 | 0.30 | -0.40 | 0.37 | 2.33 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 17 | 84 | 42 | 70 | 0 | -28 |
| 1979-80 | 29 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 0.44 | 0.18 | 0.62 | 0.30 | -0.13 | 0.29 | 2.13 | 28 | 12 | 40 | 19 | 77 | 19 | 94 | 26 | -10 |
| 1980-81 | 30 | 2 Teams | NHL | 73 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.55 | 0.23 | -0.18 | 0.88 | 1.88 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 68 | 17 | 74 | 10 | -13 |
| 1980-81 | 30 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 39 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.67 | 0.29 | -0.10 | 1.33 | 2.13 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 44 | 15 | 41 | 8 | -4 |
| 1980-81 | 30 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 34 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0.16 | -0.26 | 0.35 | 1.59 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 33 | 2 | -9 |
| Career | 10 Seasons | NHL | 599 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.66 | 0.28 | -0.03 | 0.31 | 2.26 | 177 | 161 | 338 | 140 | 635 | 176 | 570 | 95 | -16 | |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | 23 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1974-75 | 24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1975-76 | 25 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1976-77 | 26 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | 27 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | NHL | 34 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
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| 1966-67 | 16 | Halifax Jr. Canadians | Exhib. | 47 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 29 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 17 | Halifax Jr. Canadians | Exhib. | 45 | 41 | 40 | 81 | 55 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 18 | Halifax Jr. Canadiens | MJrHL | 30 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 25 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 19 | Charlottetown Royals | NBSHL | 20 | 13 | 23 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1970-71 | 20 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 65 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 37 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 21 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 46 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 30 | |||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | CHL | 111 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 67 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Exhib. | 92 | 69 | 72 | 141 | 84 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | MJrHL | 30 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | NBSHL | 20 | 13 | 23 | 36 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
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| 1966-67 | 16 | Halifax Jr. Canadians | M-Cup | 17 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 17 | Halifax Jr. Canadians | M-Cup | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 19 | Charlottetown Royals | NBSHL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1971-72 | 21 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | CHL | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | M-Cup | 28 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | NBSHL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
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Goals 1975-76 NHL 43 (10) |
Adjusted Goals 1975-76 NHL 37 (10) |
Goals Per Game 1975-76 NHL 0.57 (8) |
Short-Handed Goals 1979-80 NHL 2 (9) |
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Game-Winning Goals 1975-76 NHL 7 (9) |
Shooting Percentage 1975-76 NHL 20.5 (6)1976-77 NHL 19.3 (10) |
March 13, 1978: Traded to Detroit by Toronto with Toronto's 1st (Brent Peterson) and 2nd (Al Jensen) round choices in 1978 Amateur Draft and Toronto's 1st round choice (Mike Blaisdell) in 1980 Entry Draft for Dan Maloney and Detroit's 2nd round choice (Craig Muni) in 1980 Entry Draft, March 13, 1978.
January 8, 1981: Traded to Pittsburgh by Detroit for Gary McAdam, January 8, 1981.
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