Don O'Hearn
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Don O'Hearn | |||
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Born |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | February 14, 1928||
Died |
January 25, 2015 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | (aged 86)||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Fort Worth Rangers Springfield Indians Fresno Falcons Springfield Indians Oakland Oaks New Haven Eagles Vancouver Canucks Syracuse Warriors Baltimore Clippers Philadelphia Ramblers Greensboro Generals Fort Wayne Komets Muskegon Zephyrs Indianapolis Chiefs | ||
Playing career | 1942–1964 |
Donald "Nipper" O'Hearn (February 14, 1928 – January 25, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played over 200 games combined in the Pacific Coast Hockey League, United States Hockey League, American Hockey League, Maritime Major Hockey League, Quebec Hockey League, International Hockey League, and Eastern Hockey League. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia but grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario. He died after a long illness in a hospital at St. Catharines in 2015.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "O'HEARN, Donald 'Nip' O'Hearn Obituary". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- ^ "Sports community mourns loss of Nip O'Hearn | St. Catharines Standard". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1928 births
- 2015 deaths
- Baltimore Clippers players
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Fort Wayne Komets players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Fort Worth Rangers players
- Fresno Falcons players
- Greensboro Generals players
- Indianapolis Chiefs players
- Muskegon Zephyrs players
- New Haven Eagles players
- Oakland Oaks (PCHL) players
- Philadelphia Ramblers players
- Ice hockey people from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Ice hockey people from St. Catharines
- Springfield Indians (NAHL) players
- Syracuse Warriors players
- Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1920s births stubs