Biografia

27 de maio de 1940 · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canadá

Edward Charles Van Impe

1,78 m

Undrafted, Van Impe spent six years playing minor professional hockey with the WHL-Sr.'s Calgary Stampeders and the AHL's Buffalo Bisons before earning his first NHL contract with the Blackhawks (then the Black Hawks) at age 26.

He finished his NHL career with 27 goals, 126 assists, 153 points, and a +99 rating in 703 games. Even today, he's still fourth on the Flyers' all-time list of games played among defensemen.

Van Impe and wife Diane lived in the Delaware Valley for many years after his playing days ended. He served as a television broadcaster from 1980 to 1985.

Away from hockey, Van Impe worked in the insurance business until his retirement. In his later years, the Saskatoon native relocated to British Columbia.