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*Born May 31st, 1945 in [[Amherst, Nova Scotia|Amherst]], [[Nova Scotia]]
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*Hometown: [[Winnipeg, Manitoba|Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]]
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*Position: Center / Right Wing
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| played_for = [[New York Golden Blades|New York Raiders]]<br /> [[Los Angeles Sharks]]<br />[[Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades]]
  
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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.
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'''Alton White''' ( born May 31st, 1945 in [[Amherst, Nova Scotia|Amherst]], [[Nova Scotia]]) is a retired professional Canadian ice hockey player. He played three seasons in the [[World Hockey Association]] with the [[New York Golden Blades|New York Raiders]], [[Los Angeles Sharks]], and the [[Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades]].
  
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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<ref name=ebony>{{Citation| title = Rink Rookie Makes Hockey History| journal = Ebony| volume = | issue = | pages = 64-68| year =1973| month= April| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=XtcDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64&dq=alton+white+hockey&hl=en&ei=KnxhTOPpEML98Aawl7HsCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=alton%20white%20hockey&f=false }}</ref> 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.<ref name=ebony/>
  
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He played junior hockey for the [[Winnipeg Rangers]] from 1962 to 1964.
 
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White played minor pro from 1965 to 1972, most notably with the [[Columbus Checkers]] and the [[Providence Reds]].
  
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In 145 WHA games, White scored 38 goals and 46 assists.
  
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==Career Statistics==
  
==Career Statistics==
 
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! ALIGN="center" colspan="5" | Playoffs
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! ALIGN="center" | Season
 
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! ALIGN="center" | PIM
 
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| 1963-64
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| 1962-63
 
| [[Winnipeg Rangers (1956-1967)| Winnipeg Rangers]]
  
| [[Winnipeg Rangers (1956-1967)| Winnipeg Rangers]]
 
| [[Manitoba Junior Hockey League|MJHL]]
 
| [[Manitoba Junior Hockey League|MJHL]]
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| na
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| 38
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| 19
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| 19
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| 38
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| 21
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| --
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| --
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| --
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| --
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| rowspan="2"|1963-64
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| [[Winnipeg Rangers (1956-1967)| Winnipeg Rangers]]
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| [[Manitoba Junior Hockey League|MJHL]]
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| 29
 
| 23
  
| 23
 
| 12
  
| 12
 
| 35
  
| 35
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| na
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| 12
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| na
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| 4
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| na
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| 3
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| na
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| 2
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| na
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| 5
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| na
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| 2
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| [[St. Paul Rangers]]
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| [[Central Professional Hockey League|CPHL]]
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| --
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| --
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| --
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| --
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| --
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| 3
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| 0
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| 1
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| 1
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| 0
 
|- ALIGN="center"
  
|- ALIGN="center"
 
| 1964-65
  
| 1964-65
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| [[Winnipeg Rangers (1956-1967)| Winnipeg Rangers]]
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| [[Winnipeg Rangers (1956-1967)| Winnipeg Rangers]] '''''"C"'''''
 
| [[Manitoba Junior Hockey League|MJHL]]
 
| [[Manitoba Junior Hockey League|MJHL]]
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| na
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| 44
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| na
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| 22
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| na
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| 29
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| na
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| 51
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| na
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| 12
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| na
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| 5
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| na
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| 5
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| na
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| 3
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| na
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| 8
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| na
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| 7
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| 1965-66
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| [[Fort Wayne Komets]]
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| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
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| 66
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| 17
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| 25
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| 42
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| 26
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| 6
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| 1
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| 0
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| 1
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| 0
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| 1966-67
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| [[Columbus Checkers]]
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| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
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| 62
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| 24
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| 42
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| 66
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| 19
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| --
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| 1967-68
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| [[Columbus Checkers]]
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| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
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| 70
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| 37
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| 38
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| 75
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| 41
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| 4
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| 0
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| 3
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| 3
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| 0
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| rowspan="2"|1968-69
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| [[Columbus Checkers]]
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| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
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| 72
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| 35
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| 50
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| 85
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| 8
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| 3
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| 2
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| 2
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| 4
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| 0
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| [[Providence Reds]]
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| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
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| 7
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| 1
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| 0
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| 1
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| 2
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| 9
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| 1
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| 0
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| 1
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| 0
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| 1969-70
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| [[Providence Reds]]
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| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
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| 67
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| 24
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| 24
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| 48
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| 14
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| --
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| --
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| --
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| --
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| --
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| 1970-71
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| [[Providence Reds]]
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| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
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| 68
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| 29
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| 32
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| 61
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| 25
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| 9
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| 3
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| 4
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| 7
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| 2
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| 1971-72
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| [[Providence Reds]]
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| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
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| 76
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| 30
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| 34
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| 64
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| 18
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| 5
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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| 0
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| rowspan="2"|1972-73
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| [[New York Raiders]]
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| [[World Hockey Association|WHA]]
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| 13
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| 1
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| 4
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| 5
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| 2
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| --
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| --
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| --
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| --
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| --
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| [[Los Angeles Sharks]]
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| [[World Hockey Association|WHA]]
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| 57
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| 20
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| 17
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| 37
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| 22
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| 6
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| 1
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| 0
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| 1
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| 0
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| rowspan="2"|1973-74
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| [[Los Angeles Sharks]]
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| [[World Hockey Association|WHA]]
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| 48
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| 8
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| 13
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| 21
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| 13
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| --
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| --
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| --
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| [[Greensboro Generals]]
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| [[Southern Hockey League|SHL]]
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| 8
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| 1
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| 4
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| 5
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| 4
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| --
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| --
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| --
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| --
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| rowspan="2"|1974-75
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| [[Syracuse Blazers]]
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| [[North American Hockey League (1973–1977)|NAHL]]
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| 46
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| 26
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| 29
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| 55
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| 36
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|- ALIGN="center"
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| [[Michigan Stags]] / [[Baltimore Blades]]
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| [[World Hockey Association|WHA]]
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| 27
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| 9
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| 12
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| 21
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| 8
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| colspan="3"| '''WHA Totals'''
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! 46
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! 84
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! 45
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! 1
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! 1
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! 0
 
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== Awards & Achievements ==
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*Played in '''MJHL / SJHL''' [[1964 MJHL / SJHL All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] '''(1964)'''
 
== External links ==
  
== External links ==
 
{{hockeydb|8702}}
  
{{hockeydb|8702}}
   
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Revision as of 23:39, 18 April 2017

Alton White





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.

Career Statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1962-63 Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 38 19 19 38 21 -- -- -- -- --
1963-64 Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 29 23 12 35 12 4 3 2 5 2
St. Paul Rangers CPHL -- -- -- -- -- 3 0 1 1 0
1964-65 Winnipeg Rangers "C" MJHL 44 22 29 51 12 5 5 3 8 7
1965-66 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 66 17 25 42 26 6 1 0 1 0
1966-67 Columbus Checkers IHL 62 24 42 66 19 -- -- -- -- --
1967-68 Columbus Checkers IHL 70 37 38 75 41 4 0 3 3 0
1968-69 Columbus Checkers IHL 72 35 50 85 8 3 2 2 4 0
Providence Reds AHL 7 1 0 1 2 9 1 0 1 0
1969-70 Providence Reds AHL 67 24 24 48 14 -- -- -- -- --
1970-71 Providence Reds AHL 68 29 32 61 25 9 3 4 7 2
1971-72 Providence Reds AHL 76 30 34 64 18 5 0 0 0 0
1972-73 New York Raiders WHA 13 1 4 5 2 -- -- -- -- --
Los Angeles Sharks WHA 57 20 17 37 22 6 1 0 1 0
1973-74 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 48 8 13 21 13 -- -- -- -- --
Greensboro Generals SHL 8 1 4 5 4 -- -- -- -- --
1974-75 Syracuse Blazers NAHL 46 26 29 55 36 -- -- -- -- --
Michigan Stags / Baltimore Blades WHA 27 9 12 21 8 -- -- -- -- --
WHA Totals 145 38 46 84 45 6 1 0 1 0

Awards & Achievements

External links

Alton White's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

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