Alton White

Alton White
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Position	Right Wing/Centre
Shot	Right
Height Weight	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (80 kg)
Teams	New York Raiders Los Angeles Sharks Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades
Born	May 31, 1945(1945-05-31), Amherst, MB, CAN
Pro Career	1965 – 1975

Alton White ( born May 31st, 1945 in Amherst, Nova Scotia) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player. He played three seasons in the World Hockey Association with the New York Raiders, Los Angeles Sharks, and the Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades.

White is best known for being the second player of African descent, after Willie O'Ree, to have played on a professional major league ice hockey team and for being the first hockey player of African descent to score 20 goals in a single season for a major league team. He scored 21 goals and 21 assists for the Los Angeles Sharks during the 1972-73 season. During the same 72-73 season, he became the first black player in history to score a Hat-trick, three goals in a game, in a major league professional game.

He played junior hockey for the Winnipeg Rangers from 1962 to 1964.

White played minor pro from 1965 to 1972, most notably with the Columbus Checkers and the Providence Reds.

In 145 WHA games, White scored 38 goals and 46 assists.

Career Statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1962-63	Winnipeg Rangers	MJHL		na	na	na	na	na		-	-	-	-	-
1963-64	Winnipeg Rangers	MJHL		29	23	12	35	12		4	3	2	5	2
1964-65	Winnipeg Rangers	MJHL		44	22	29	51	12		5	5	3	8	7

Awards & Achievements

• Played in MJHL / SJHL All-Star Game (1964)

External links

Alton White's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database