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2166:"NHL legend lives on in Hastings"
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2683:Freeman, Bill (16 August 2012).
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379:Hooley Smith
361:In February
360:
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335:against the
330:
326:Nels Stewart
298:
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256:Dutch Gainor
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214:Memorial Cup
208:club of the
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183:Dutch Gainor
168:
164:Hall of Fame
143:
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72:(1978-01-20)
2892:1978 deaths
2887:1907 births
2836:Bill Cowley
2805:Marty Barry
2786:George Owen
2122:February 7,
1907:Post season
1851:NHL totals
732:Eddie Shore
657:Stan Mikita
649:Ken Daneyko
563:Stanley Cup
443:Bill Cowley
408:Ray Bourque
395:1944 season
393:During the
375:1944 season
356:Eddie Shore
318:1933 season
301:1931 season
279:1930 season
189:Early years
25:Dit Clapper
2881:Categories
2775:1475165064
2763:, or
2759:, or
2755:, or
2751:, or
2457:6 November
2205:12 January
2099:References
2060:2nd in NHL
2027:3rd in NHL
1994:2nd in NHL
1961:2nd in NHL
719:cult movie
565:winner in
283:Pittsburgh
228:NHL career
171:right wing
152:ice hockey
124:Played for
104:Right wing
53:1907-02-09
2730:18 August
2699:18 August
2068:NHL Total
728:Toe Blake
723:Slap Shot
535:Bobby Orr
2846:Art Ross
2087:See also
893:1925–26
848:1925–26
791:Playoffs
697:in 1975.
690:in 1947.
616:Won the
316:for the
309:Bud Cook
238:Art Ross
148:Canadian
100:Position
79:, Canada
62:, Canada
2798:1932–33
2749:NHL.com
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2627:3 April
2528:5 April
2506:5 April
2289:5 April
2233:5 April
2176:5 April
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2008:1947–48
1975:1946–47
1942:1945–46
1931:Result
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1164:1931–32
1119:1930–31
1074:1929–30
1031:1928–29
984:1927–28
937:1926–27
857:OHA-Jr.
805:League
490:Liberal
447:sweater
369:player
367:Toronto
289:by the
277:In the
220:of the
158:of the
108:Defence
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947:Can-Am
798:Season
677:Jersey
460:said:
314:Ottawa
202:Oshawa
92:Weight
84:Height
33:, 1947
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900:M-Cup
802:Team
726:with
672:His #
525:star
324:star
119:Right
2858:1945
2825:1939
2771:ISBN
2732:2012
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1171:NHL
1126:NHL
1081:NHL
1038:NHL
843:PIM
769:Bold
730:and
659:and
626:1941
624:and
622:1940
611:1941
607:1940
603:1939
593:1944
589:1935
585:1931
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567:1929
519:1983
399:1945
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352:1938
254:and
234:1927
181:and
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67:Died
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2074:102
2071:230
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1863:477
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994:NHL
963:57
840:Pts
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350:By
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2012:60
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1985:23
1982:26
1979:60
1958:56
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