Ted Garvin

Education

He also finished second in total points that season.

Career

Born in Sarnia, Ontario, he began his playing career in the Eastern Hockey League with the Philadelphia Falcons (1943-1944) and Washington Lions (1945-1946) and played two seasons with the Sarnia Sailors of the International Hockey League (1949-1950 – 1950-1951). Garvin led the IHL in goals in the 1949-1950 season, scoring 42 with the first-place Sailors. Garvin began his coaching career in 1949-1950 when he coached the Sarnia Junior.

Sailors to the Western Ontario Junior.

"B" championship, even as he was playing with the Senior Sailors. In 1968 he coached the fabled Sarnia Legionnaires to the Sutherland Cup as all-Ontario Junior.

"B" champs. He returned to the International Hockey League, where he served as head coach of the Portuguese Huron Flags/Portuguese Huron Wings for four seasons (1968-1969 – 1971-1972).

Garvin was hired to coach the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League for the 1973-1974 season, but was fired after his first eleven games in which the team went 2–8–1. Garvin also served as head coach of the Muskegon Mohawks in the IHL for one final season in 1980-1981.

Achievements

• He again returned to the IHL as head coach of the Toledo Goaldiggers (1974-1975 – 1978-1979) and the team advanced to the finals three times and won two Turner Cups in 1974-1975 and 1977-1978.