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Wayne Hicks was born on April 9th, 1937 in Aberdeen, Washington. He began his junior career in the now-defunct Western Canada Junior Hockey League (WCJHL) with the Calgary Buffaloes at the age of 16. He played four seasons in juniors totaling 75 goals and 69 assists for 144 points in 141 … Keep Reading
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Bob Beckett was born on April 8th, 1936, in Unionville, Ontario, Canada. He began playing juniors as an 18-year-old forward for the Galt Black Hawks (OHA-Jr.) from 1954-1956, playing in 97 games and posting 32-48-80 numbers. During the 1956-1957 season, he split his time between the Victoria Cougars (WHL) and Quebec … Keep Reading
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Kemppainen was born on April 7th, 1988, in Kajaani, Finland and wasn’t drafted to the NHL. The 225-pound center spent his entire hockey career in Finland until coming to the Bruins in 2015. Kemppainen made his way through the Finnish junior leagues, totaling 74 points in 115 games in the Jr. … Keep Reading
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Bob Armstrong was born on April 7th, 1931, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He began playing juniors as a 17-year-old defenceman for the Stratford Kroehlers (OHA-Jr.) from 1948-1951. During the 1950-1951 season, he caught the attention of the Boston Bruins and ended up playing his first three NHL games of his career. The Bruins saw potential in the physical stay-at-home defenceman … Keep Reading
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Manlow was born on April 7th, 1975, in Belleville, Ontario and was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round of the 1993 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Before his draft year, the 6′-0″ 180-pound forward played a majority of his junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the … Keep Reading
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Today, April 7th, 2020, the Edmonton Oilers organization made an announcement that forward Colby Cave had suffered a brain bleed overnight and has been placed in a medically-induced coma in addition to being admitted to the critical care unit at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Gill was born on April 6th, 1975, in Concord, MA, and was drafted by the Bruins in the eighth round (207 overall) of the National Hockey League Entry Draft in June of 1993. The 6′-7″, 243-pound behemoth of a man was drafted out of Nashoba Regional High School in Bolton, MA … Keep Reading
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Vernarsky was born on April 5th, 1982, in Detriot, Michigan and was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round of the National Hockey League Entry Draft. The 6′-3″ 201-pound center was a product of the United States National Development Program before heading to the Ontario Hockey League to … Keep Reading
By: Mark Allred | Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277
Jim O’Neil was born on April 3rd, 1913 in Semans, Saskatchewan and played a majority of his junior hockey in his home province with the Saskatoon Crescents (N-SSHL) and Wesleys (N-SJHL). Before joining the National Hockey League Boston Bruins team in the 1933-34 campaign the 5′-8″ 160-pound versatile forward played 46 games for the Bruins minor-pro team the Boston Cub posting … Keep Reading
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Shawn was born on April 3rd, 1975, in Melrose, Massachusetts. He attended High School in Medford, Massachusetts and per the great folks at HockeyReference.com he played three seasons posting 105-130-235 numbers in 69 career games for the Mustangs. His best High School season came in the 1992-93 campaign when he contributed … Keep Reading
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