Jan. 1 - Alf Treen (IHL, EHL, 1958 Whitby Dunlops)
Jan. 5 - John Ashley (NHL referee, HHoF)
Jan. 18 – Dale Redmond (Boston College Eagles)
Jan. 23 – Bill Kodatsky (Welland Sports Wall of Fame)
Jan. 24 - Gary Ford (IHL, AHL, Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame)
Jan. 25 - Ken Pigeon (Akron Clippers)
Jan. 28 - Les Anning (British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame)
Jan. 31 - Miroslav Rejman (Czechoslovakia)
Feb. 2 - Jack Skillings (Hershey Bears)
Feb. 11 – Doug Norton (senior leaguer)
Feb. 12 - Derek Steadwell (Fort William jrs)
Feb. 15 - Robbie Landrigan (AUAA)
Feb. 17 - Bill Juzda (NHL)
Feb. 18 - Mickey Renaud (OHL)
Feb. 20 - Dick Livingston (EAHL)
Feb. 23 – Jimmie Kilburn (Edmonton Mercurys, WHL linesman)
Feb. 26 – Jack Boag (west coast, long time trainer)
Feb. 29 - Ralph Hansch (Edmonton Flyers, 1952 Olympics)
March 4 - Terry Graff (senior leagues)
March 5 – Tom Karakas (brother of Mike, college, PCHL)
March 6 - Stanislav Konopasek (Czechoslovakia, WC, 1948 Olympics)
March 7 - Ron Nelson (played in Memorial Cup finals, senior hockey)
March 11 – Mickey Walker (women’s hockey pioneer)
March 15 - Ken Reardon (NHL, HHoF)
March 12 - Bill Giggey (Saint John Beavers)
March 20 – Garnett Betts (AHA)
March 22 - Arnie Sherwood (western senior)
March 25 - Laurie Marchant (Scotland)
March 27 - Hub Macey (NHL)
March 28 - Lorne Ferguson (NHL)
March 29 - Bill McRae (Ottawa jrs)
April 3 – Ken Wilson (owner/GM at various pro levels)
April 4 – Bill Giokas (PCHL)
April 5 - Joe Delvecchio (Fort William jrs)
April 5 – Ian Defty (Great Britain)
April 6 - Bohumil Salajka (Czechoslovakia)
April 9 - James McLachlan (WIHL)
April 11 - Roy Shepherd (Great Britain, British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame)
April 11 - Charlie Teno (brother of Harvie, 1937 Allan Cup)
April 13 – Jerry Zucker (Charleston Stingrays partner)
April 22 – Ed Chynoweth (former WHL & CHL president)
April 15 - Jack Wakefield (western jrs)
April 25 – Al Shill (Boston Olympics)
April 25 – John H. McConnell (Columbus Blue Jackets majority owner)
April 27 – Joe Beda (Grand Rapids Rockets)
April 28 – Stan Maxwell (NO & Lethbridge Halls)
May ? – Bob Birdsell (WHL, AHL)
May 1 – Jerry Olinski (Quebec & Ont. Sr., referee)
May 4 - Dino Marcuz (Ontario Jrs)
May 10 - Bill Mocha (Ontario Sr.)
May 14 - Harold McLaren (Syracuse)
May 16 - Don Mason (Maritime Sr.)
May 20 – Howard Dill (SIHR member, owner of Long Pond)
May 21 – Ted Lanyan (NHL)
May 24 – Bruce Greig (NHL, WHA)
May 25 - Arnold McCallum (Maritimes)
May 29 - Luc Bourdon (NHL)
May 29 - Ross Waddell (Oshawa & Toronto)
May 31 – Rudi Weide (Latvia & West Germany)
June 3 - Pat Egan (NHL)
June 4 - Tom Sutherland (Ont. & Que. Jrs.)
June 5 - Doug Graham (Fort William Jrs.)
June 11 - Scott Jones (Windsor Jrs.)
June 12 - Miroslav Dvorak (NHL, Czechoslovakia, Germany)
June 12 - Steve Black (NHL)
June 13 – Frank Milne (WHL, exec. in ECHL teams)
June 15 - Ossie Nord (NCAA)
June 15 – Ray Getliffe (NHL)
June 16 - Johnny Black (AHL, PCHL, 1948 Allan Cup)
June 21 - Bill Vince (WHL, Academy Award nominated movie producer)
June 23 - Doug Paul (Sr. leagues)
June 24 - Viktor Kuzkin (USSR, 3 Olympic gold medals, IIHF Hall of Fame)
June 25 - Doug Maher (AHL, USHL)
June 25 - Bill Robinson (PCHL, QMHL)
June 25 - Harvelle White (NB Sr.)
June 29 - Carlo Cattarello (Northern Ont. Sr.)
July 1 - Cliff Gamble (Sask. Sr.)
July 3 – Cliff Dobson (Sask. & BC Sr.))
July 8 - Lennie Baker (Great Britain, Scotland, 1948 Olympics)
July 8 - John Rypien (PCHL, BC Sr.)
July 12 - Rob Guinn (UHL, CHL)
July 14 - Hartley McLeod (AHL, IHL)
July 15 - George Whyte (Maritime Major)
July 15 - Stefan 'Papa' Csorich (Poland, 1947,55,57 WC and 1948, 52 Olympics)
July 16 - John O'Flaherty (NHL)
July 17 - Paul Gunn (Northern Ontario Jr. & Sr.)
July 19 - Steve Stokaluk (Northern Ont. Jrs.)
July 23 - Barney Barneski (Western Jrs.)
July 27 – Frank Slota (served as OHL referee-in-chief)
July 30 - Tony Hauck (Alberta Int.)
Aug. 7 - Clarence Rost (Great Britain, British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame)
Aug. 10 – Howie Cox (QSHL, WHL)
Aug. 10 - Frantisek Tikal (Czechoslovakia, World Championships, Olympics)
Aug. 12 – Gilles Bilodeau (NHL, WHA)
Aug. 12 - Ed Werner (WCHA)
Aug. 14 – Mike Haworth (Hershey Bears)
Aug. 19 - Bob Pelling (Sask. Sr.)
Aug. 22 – Phil Ferroni (Milwaukee Admirals)
Aug. 22 - Vesa Pennanen (Lee Valley Lions - Great Britain & Finnish teams)
Aug. 30 - Doug Sewell (NB Srs.)
Sept. ? – John Raynak (NAHL, SHL)
Sept. 1 - Henry Kelly (referee, NB Sports Hall of Fame)
Sept. 1 - Bill Taylor (Manitoba)
Sept. 9 – Brian Heaton (goaltender equipment innovator)
Sept. 10 - Randy Cummings (ECAC)
Sept. 19 – Ned Harkness (NHL GM, US Hockey Hall of Fame)
Sept. 21 - George Toman (Manitoba Jrs.)
Sept. 25 – Joe Shewchuk (IHL)
Sept. 26 – Aggie Kukulowicz (NHL, Team Canada interpreter)
Sept. 26 – Paul Newman (actor, portrayed Reg Dunlop in Slapshot)
Sept. 27 – Martin Zach (Germany, 1956 Olympics)
Sept. 28 – Lyman Haakstad (WCHA, WIHL)
Sept. 28 – Thomas Thewes (co-owner of Carolina Hurricanes & Plymouth Whalers)
Sept. 29 – Scott Cashman (AHL)
Oct. 2 – Ken Riplinger (WCHL)
Oct. 4 - Joe Budd (Northern Ont. Jrs.)
Oct. 8 – Cliff Malone (NHL, QMHL, QHL)
Oct. 8 – Pete Goegan (NHL)
Oct 10 - Roy Reid (Fife Flyers - Great Britain and Great Britain national team)
Oct. 13 - Alexei Cherepanov (Russia, NHL prospect)
Oct. 14 – Eddie Barber (IHL)
Oct. 20 – Don Kohlman (2006 USA Hockey “Man of the Year”)
Oct. 21 – Gregg Coulson (AHL)
Oct. 22 – Norm Gray (1954 Worlds)
Oct. 22 – Frank Ranniker (EAHL)
Oct. 26 – Bud Gingher (former co-owner of Dayton Bombers, Dayton Hockey Hall of Fame)
Oct. 27 - Louis Secco (Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, 1952 Olympics)
Nov. 1 - Roy Leckie (Ont. Sr.)
Nov. 2 – Jim Koleff (CHL, IHL, Switzerland)
Nov. 7 – Ken Marit (IHL)
Nov. 12 - Ernie Cronk (Sask. Jr.)
Nov. 12 - Brad Gay (Western Jrs.)
Nov. 12 - George Morrison (NHL, WHA)
Nov. 16 - Al Raynak (Northern Ont. Jrs.)
Nov. 17 – Tim Dunn (McGill)
Nov. 20 – Craig Samoil (CHL)
Nov. 24 – Bep Guidolin (NHL)
Nov. 25 - Ab Conick (Maritime & Ontario Srs.)
Nov. 26 – Bob Blake (US Hockey Hall of Fame, AHL)
Nov. 28 – Marcel Mongrain (EHL, WIHL)
Nov. 28 – Richard Hawkins (OHL)
Nov. 29 - Michael Maniago (WHL, cousin of Cesare)
Nov. 29 – John Campbell (Chatham Jrs, Providence College)
Nov. 30 – Miroslav Slama (Czechoslovakia, Switzerland)
Nov. 30 – Pit Martin (NHL)
Dec. 5 - Elliot Chorley (IHL, WHL, AHL)
Dec. 5 - Ed Swiss (Maritime Sr.)
Dec. 5 – Michael Schupay (Indiana Ice president)
Dec. 7 – Ed Bjorness (minors, NHL official & goal judge)
Dec. 7 - Guy Rouleau (AHL, Europe)
Dec. 14 - Hank Goldup (NHL)
Dec. 18 – Donnie Matheson (Boston Bruins scout)
Dec. 19 - Keith Campbell (Portage, Manitoba)
Dec. 23 – Jed Ritcey (Hockey NS pres., Hockey Canada exec. board)
Dec. 23 – Trevor Boyce (author, British hockey historian)
Dec. 29 - Don Gordon (1938-39 Allan Cup Winner with Port Arthur) |
