James Alexander (Alex) 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
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