Aldo Palazzari

Aldo Palazzari (July 25, 1918 – May 12, 2007) was an American professional ice hockey player who played 21 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Eveleth, Minnesota, he played with the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins. He was the father of former NHL player Doug Palazzari.

He played for the hometown Eveleth Rangers in 1938-39 before joining the University of Illinois for three seasons. He then played parts of two seasons for the Akron Clippers.

In 1943-44 Palazzari got his big break and played 24 games for the Boston Bruins and 11 games for the New York Rangers. But the next year he suffered a career-ending eye injury in the pre-season and was forced to reitre.

In his 35 NHL games, Palazzari scored 8 goals and 3 assists.