| Position | Centre |
|---|---|
| Played for | Minnesota North Stars Los Angeles Sharks |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 1 |
| Weight lb | 195 |
| Birth date | October 29, 1936 |
| Birth place | Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada |
| Death date | March 3, 2016 (aged 79) |
| Death place | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Career start | 1954 |
| Career end | 1975 |
Edward Joel McCaskill (October 29, 1936 – March 3, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played four games in the National Hockey League and 91 games in the World Hockey Association between 1968 and 1974. He played with the Minnesota North Stars, and he then served as player-coach with the Los Angeles Sharks.
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 Nashville Dixie Flyers, and his offensive prowess earned the attention of NHL clubs, however, he would spend most of his playing years in the Western Hockey League with the original Vancouver Canucks and Phoenix Roadrunners.
He was the father of former Major League Baseball pitcher and minor league hockey player Kirk McCaskill.
He died in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2016 at the age of 79.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1954–55 | Kitchener Canucks | OHA | 39 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Kitchener Canucks | OHA | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Kapuskasing Huskies | NOHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Kapuskasing Huskies | NOHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Edinburgh Royals | BNL | 25 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Paisley Pirates | BNL | 28 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Kapuskasing GMs | NOHA | 40 | 32 | 32 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Kapuskasing GMs | NOHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962–63 | Nashville Dixie Flyers | EHL | 65 | 21 | 43 | 64 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1963–64 | Nashville Dixie Flyers | EHL | 70 | 36 | 50 | 86 | 107 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1964–65 | Nashville Dixie Flyers | EHL | 72 | 60 | 65 | 125 | 88 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 26 | ||
| 1965–66 | Nashville Dixie Flyers | EHL | 70 | 39 | 61 | 100 | 151 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 1966–67 | Nashville Dixie Flyers | EHL | 72 | 53 | 65 | 118 | 188 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 46 | ||
| 1967–68 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Memphis South Stars | CHL | 62 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 136 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | Memphis South Stars | CHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 45 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 83 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1969–70 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 72 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 110 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 47 | ||
| 1970–71 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHL | 70 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 169 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1971–72 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHL | 71 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 237 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 1972–73 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 73 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 150 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1973–74 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Broome Dusters | NAHL | 40 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 77 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 13 | — | ||
| WHA totals | 91 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 213 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
WHA coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| Los Angeles Sharks | 1973-74 | 59 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 40 | 6th in West | Missed playoffs |