Claire Alexander
Claire Alexander | |||
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Born |
Collingwood, Ontario, Canada | June 16, 1945||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
EC Bad Nauheim Zürcher SC | ||
Playing career | 1973–1982 |
Claire Arthur Alexander[1] or Arthur Claire Alexander[2] (born June 16, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) in the 1970s.
Playing career
After a brief stint in minor-pro hockey in the mid-1960s, he returned home to Ontario and took a job as a
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In 1974–75, Alexander was called up to the Leafs, making his NHL debut at the age of 29. He finished the season with 7 goals (including a hat-trick) and 17 points in 42 games. He spent most of the next two seasons on the Leafs' roster, posting 21 points in 81 games, and made his most notable contribution in the 1976 playoffs with 6 points in 9 games. Thanks to his former milkman past he was known as "The Milkman" during his Leafs' days.
For
Alexander finished his career with 18 goals and 64 points in 155 career NHL games, along with just 36 penalty minutes. He also recorded 8 goals and 31 points in 54 WHA games.
His daughter
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1965–66
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Kitchener Rangers | OHA | 45 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966–67 | Knoxville Knights/Johnstown Jets | EHL | 67 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967–68 | Collingwood Kings | OHA Sr | 40 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1968–69 | Collingwood Kings | OHA Sr | 39 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Orillia Terriers | OHA Sr | 38 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Orillia Terriers | OHA Sr | 41 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1973–74 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 71 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
1974–75 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 33 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 42 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1975–76 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 43 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 33 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
1976–77 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 46 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 32 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
1978–79 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 54 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | EC Bad Nauheim
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GER | 44 | 32 | 18 | 50 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | EC Bad Nauheim | GER | 37 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 27 | ||
NHL totals | 155 | 18 | 46 | 64 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
See also
References
- ^ National Hockey League Guide and Record Book 1974-75, pg. 241
- ISBN 978-1-490967400.)
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database