Hec Highton | |
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Position | Goaltender |
Shot | Right |
Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (80 kg) |
Teams | Chicago Black Hawks |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | December 10, 1923 Medicine Hat, AB, CAN | ,
Died | 1985 (aged 62
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Pro Career | 1943 – 1944 |
Hector Salisbury Highton (born December 10, 1923 in Medicine Hat, Alberta – died 1985) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played twenty-four games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1943–44 NHL season. On January 7, 1944, he was sent to the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League with Gord Buttrey and $10,000 for goaltender Mike Karakas. He retired in 1951 after a stint with the Pacific Coast Hockey League.