Ken Baird

Kenneth Stewart Baird 
*Born: February 1, 1952 in Flin Flon, Manitoba
*Hometown: Snow Lake, Manitoba
*Position: Defense / Left Wing
Selected by California Golden Seals 2nd round (#15) in 1971 NHL Amateur Draft
is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 332 games in the World Hockey Association and 10 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Calgary Cowboys, and California Golden Seals.
He played junior hockey for the Flin Flon Bombers and the Estevan Bruins. The California Golden Seals chose him 15th overall in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.
After spending a year with the Seals and their farm team the Oklahoma City Blazers Baird junmped to the Alberta Oliers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972. Baird stayed with the Oilers through 1977-78, with brief stops with the Calgary Cowboys and the Winnipeg Jets. He won the Avco World Trophy with the Jets in 1978.
In 1978 Baird went to Germany where he played three seasons for EV Duisburg. He retired in 1981.
In the NHL Baird played in 10 games, scoring 2 assists. In the WHA he scored 91 goals and 99 assists in 332 regular season games and 6 goals and 5 assists in 17 playoff games.
==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
1969-70 	Estevan Bruins 	WCHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1969-70 	Flin Flon Bombers 	WCHL 	 	47 	2 	5 	7 	126 	 	17 	2 	8 	10 	60
1970-71 	Flin Flon Bombers 	WCHL 	 	66 	35 	40 	75 	211 	 	17 	12 	9 	21 	119
1971-72 	California Golden Seals	NHL 	 	10 	0 	2 	2 	15 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1971-72 	Oklahoma City Blazers 	CHL 	 	59 	5 	11 	16 	196 	 	6 	0 	2 	2 	29
1972-73 	Alberta Oilers 	WHA 	 	75 	14 	15 	29 	112 	 	1 	1 	0 	1 	6
1973-74 	Edmonton Oilers 	WHA 	 	68 	17 	19 	36 	115 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	7
1974-75 	Edmonton Oilers 	WHA 	 	77 	30 	28 	58 	151 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1975-76 	Edmonton Oilers 	WHA 	 	48 	13 	24 	37 	87 	 	4 	3 	1 	4 	16
1976-77 	Edmonton Oilers 	WHA 	 	2 	1 	2 	3 	0 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1976-77 	Calgary Cowboys 	WHA 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1977-78 	Edmonton Oilers 	WHA 	 	6 	2 	4 	6 	2 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1977-78 	Winnipeg Jets 	WHA 	 	49 	14 	7 	21 	29 	 	7 	0 	4 	4 	7
1978-79 	Duisburg SC 	2.GBun 	 	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	Statistics Unavailable	 	 	 	 	 	
1979-80 	Duisburg SC 	2.GBun 	 	47 	32 	28 	60 	141 	 	 	 	 	 	
1980-81 	Duisburg SC 	2.GBun 	 	39 	31 	40 	71 	108 	 	6 	5 	3 	8 	23
1981-82 	Duisburg SC 	2.GBun 	 	48 	69 	66 	135 	115 	 	 	 	 	 	
WHA Totals	WHA Totals 	WHA Totals	 	332 	91 	99 	190 	498 	 	17 	5 	6 	11 	36
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	10 	0 	2 	2 	15 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Career Moves==
*Selected by Alberta (WHA) in 1972 WHA General Player Draft, February 12, 1972.
*Signed WHA contract with Alberta, July 7, 1972. 
*Released by Edmonton, Oct. 21, 1976.
*Signed as a free agent by Calgary (WHA), Oct. 22, 1976. 
*Signed as a free agent by Edmonton (WHA) after Calgary (WHA) franchise folded, May 31, 1977. 
*Signed as a free agent by Winnipeg (WHA) after being released by Edmonton (WHA), December, 1977.
== Awards & Achievements ==
*President's Cup Western Canada Hockey League Championship (1970)
==References==
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Category:Edmonton Oilers (WHA) players
Category:Born in 1952
Category:Calgary Cowboys players
Category:California Golden Seals players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:Winnipeg Jets players
Category:Oklahoma City Blazers (1965-1977) players
Category:EV Duisburg players
Category:Flin Flon Bombers (WHL) players
Category:Estevan Bruins alumni
Category:California Golden Seals draft picks
Category:Retired in 1981
Category:Manitoba junior hockey All-Time Roster