Ed Westfall

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Edwin Vernon "Shadow" Westfall (born September 19, 1940 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1961 until 1978-79. He played his junior hockey with the Barrie Flyers & Niagara Falls Flyers, and started his professional career with the Kingston Frontenacs (EPHL) team.

Westfall won the Stanley Cup with the Boston Bruins in 1970 and 1972. He earned an assist on Bobby Orr's famous Stanley Cup- winning goal in 1970 and also scored the second of the three fastest goals in NHL history, when the Bruins scored three goals in 20 seconds, in a 1971 game with the Vancouver Canucks.

Westfall was chosen by the brand new New York Islanders in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft. He was subsequently chosen as the first captain of the team, a position he held until 1977. Westfall scored the first goal in franchise history, in their first game, against the Atlanta Flames, on October 7, 1972.

In all, he played 1226 career NHL games, scoring 231 goals and 394 assists for 625 points. He won the Bill Masterton Trophy in 1977.

Westfall retired after the 1978-1979 season and became the Islanders color analyst for what was then known as SportsChannel. He was often dubbed "18" by his confidant and broadcasting partner "Jiggs" McDonald because during his playing career he wore that number. He was also known by that nickname by his former Islander teammates. Westfall continued in that position until he retired in 1998. Hs spot in the broadcast booth was taken by former NHL player Joe Micheletti. He made occasional appearances on Islander broadcasts for several seasons after that.