Warren Godfrey

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 190

| played_for = Boston Bruins
Detroit Red Wings

| league = NHL

| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|03|23|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|04|05|1931|03|23|mf=y}}

| death_place = Canada

| career_start = 1951

| career_end = 1969

| image = 1954 Topps Warren Godfrey.JPG

| image_size = 230px

}}

Warren Godfrey (March 23, 1931 – April 5, 1997) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings between 1952 and 1968.

Playing career

Godfrey began his National Hockey League career with the Boston Bruins in 1952. He spent the majority of his career with the Detroit Red Wings where he retired following the 1968 season. He also spent time in the Pacific Coast Hockey League, American Hockey League and Central Hockey League.

Godfrey scored his first NHL goal as a member of the Boston Bruins. It occurred on January 11, 1953 in Boston's 4-2 loss to Detroit.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1949–50

| Galt Red Wings

| OHA

| 17

4268

| —

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| 1950–51

| Waterloo Hurricanes

| OHA

| 51

111425131

| —

1950–51

| Ayr Centennials

| OHA Sr

| 3

0110

| —

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| 1951–52

| Tacoma Rockets

| PCHL

| 61

8172566

| 7

1012
1952–53

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 60

1131440

| 11

0112
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| 1953–54

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 70

591471

| 4

0004
1954–55

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 62

1171858

| 3

0000
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1955–56

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 67

26886

| —

1956–57

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 69

189103

| 5

0006
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1957–58

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 67

2161856

| 4

0000
1958–59

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 69

641044

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1959–60

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 69

591460

| 6

10110
1960–61

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 63

3161962

| 11

02218
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1961–62

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 69

4131784

| —

1962–63

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 66

291156

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1963–64

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 4

0002

| —

1963–64

| Pittsburgh Hornets

| AHL

| 57

6212753

| 5

1120
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1964–65

| Pittsburgh Hornets

| AHL

| 56

7253244

| 4

1236
1964–65

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 11

0008

| 4

0112
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1965–66

| Memphis Wings

| CHL

| 11

05510

| —

1965–66

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 26

04422

| 4

0000
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1966–67

| Memphis Wings

| CHL

| 2

0000

| —

1966–67

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 2

0000

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1966–67

| Pittsburgh Hornets

| AHL

| 59

2121454

| 9

21314
1967–68

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 12

0110

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1967–68

| Fort Worth Wings

| CHL

| 41

2131552

| 13

03312
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1968–69

| Rochester Americans

| AHL

| 67

3172070

| —

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 786 !! 32 !! 125 !! 157 !! 752

! 52 !! 1 !! 4 !! 5 !! 42