Juha Widing

Juha Markku "Whitey" Widing 
*Born: July 4, 1947 in Oulu, Finland 
*Hometown: Grums, Sweden
*Died: December 30, 1984 in Kelowna, British Columbia
*Position: Center
== Playing career==
Widing was a professional ice hockey centre who was the third Finnish-born player to play in the National Hockey League. 
Widing, although born in Finland, grew up in Sweden and both his parents were Swedish. In 1964, along with his family, he moved to Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, to play junior hockey for the Brandon Wheat Kings. He played three seasons there, improving his point total each season from 38 to 114 and then finally to 144 in only a 50-game schedule. Widing joined the New York Rangers of the NHL in 1969–70, however after only forty-four games he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings along with Réal Lemieux for Ted Irvine. It was in LA where he developed into a legitimate scoring threat, garnering at least 55 points in five consecutive seasons. It was also in L.A. that Kings' owner Jack Kent Cooke gave him the nickname "Whitey" and instructed his announcers to pronounce his last name as "why-ding" as opposed to the real pronunciation of "vee-ding." He often played on a line with Bob Berry and Mike Corrigan known as "the hot line."
However by 1976–77 his productivity had dropped considerably, and he was traded to the Cleveland Barons. In 1977–78, Widing played for the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association, scoring 42 points in his final professional season. After the season, he was traded to the Indianapolis Racers for Bill Goldsworthy, but he was already finished playing hockey. After retiring, Widing settled in British Columbia. He died on December 30, 1984 from a heart attack, aged 37.
==Career Statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1963-64 	Goteborgs AIS 	Sweden4 	 	18 	12 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1964-65 	Brandon Wheat Kings	SJHL 	 	45 	23 	15 	38 	26 	 	9 	3 	5 	8 	6
1965-66 	Brandon Wheat Kings	SJHL 	 	54 	62 	54 	116 	35 	 	11 	8 	14 	22 	4
1966-67 	Brandon Wheat Kings	MJHL 	 	43 	70 	74 	144 	64 	 	9 	5 	10 	15 	6
1966-67 	Port Arthur Marrs 	Memorial Cup	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	 	5 	2 	2 	4 	4
1967-68 	Omaha Knights 	CPHL 	 	62 	27 	33 	60 	19 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1968-69 	Omaha Knights 	CHL 	 	72 	41 	39 	80 	58 	 	7 	2 	4 	6 	0
1969-70 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	44 	7 	7 	14 	10 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1969-70 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1970-71 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	78 	25 	40 	65 	24 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1971-72 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	78 	27 	28 	55 	26 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1972-73 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	77 	16 	54 	70 	30 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1973-74 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	71 	27 	30 	57 	26 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	2
1974-75 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	80 	26 	34 	60 	46 	 	3 	0 	2 	2 	0
1975-76 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	67 	7 	15 	22 	26 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1976-77 	Sweden 	Canada Cup 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1976-77 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	47 	3 	8 	11 	8 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1976-77 	Cleveland Barons 	NHL 	 	29 	6 	8 	14 	10 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1977-78 	Edmonton Oilers 	WHA 	 	71 	18 	24 	42 	8 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0
WHA Totals	WHA Totals 	WHA Totals 	 	71 	18 	24 	42 	8 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	0
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals 	 	575 	144 	226 	370 	208 	 	8 	1 	2 	3 	2
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Awards & Achievements ==
*Selected to SJHL All-Star Game (1966), played one token shift because of an injury
*MJHL League Record Most Goals (1967)
*MJHL League Record Most Assists (1967)
*MJHL League Record Most Points (1967)
*MJHL Second All-Star Team (1967)
*CHL Second All-Star Team (1969)
*Played for Sweden in Canada Cup (1976)
==Career Moves==
*Traded to Los Angeles by NY Rangers with Real Lemieux for Ted Irvine, February 28, 1970.
*Traded to Cleveland by Los Angeles with Gary Edwards for Jim Moxey and Gary Simmons, January 22, 1977.
*Signed as a free agent by Edmonton (WHA), June, 1978.
*Traded to Indianapolis (WHA) by Edmonton (WHA) for Bill Goldsworthy, June, 1978.
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1947
Category:Finnish ice hockey players
Category:Swedish ice hockey players
Category:Brandon Wheat Kings (SJHL) players
Category:Brandon Wheat Kings (MJHL) players
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Cleveland Barons (NHL) players
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:Dead in 1984
Category:Manitoba junior hockey All-Time Roster
Category:Retired in 1978
Category:Port Arthur Marrs players
Category:Omaha Knights (CHL) players