Donald Laurie Edwards (born September 28, 1955)[1] is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, and Toronto Maple Leafs.

He was very successful, playing in 90 games over 2 seasons, but was not considered a high draft pick, because of his small size.

A day after Edwards reported to Buffalo from Hershey, Sabres general manager Punch Imlach ordered coach Floyd Smith to have Edwards replace expected starting goaltender Al Smith: "I got to the locker room at about 5 p.m. for the game.

On February 24, 1982, Edwards was a part of history as he gave up Wayne Gretzky's 77th goal in a game vs. the Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium.

On May 29, 1985 Calgary traded Edwards in 1986 to the Toronto Maple Leafs, his favorite team as a child, in exchange for future considerations that turned into a 4th round pick in 1987 (Tim Harris).

[6] Edwards played in 38 games with the Leafs before the remaining 2 years of his contract were bought out, marking the end of his NHL career.

He went on to win an Allan Cup with the Brantford Mott's Clammatos before playing his last game with the Nova Scotia Oilers in the AHL in 1988 where he would officially retire.

[8] Edwards worked as a broadcaster on TSN and as a real estate agent, prior to the 1991 murders of his parents.

[9] Edwards grew up a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, fulfilling a childhood dream by ending his NHL career with the team.

Since the murders of his parents, Edwards has gone to great lengths to protect his family's privacy by not disclosing their names or location of residence to the media.