Al Blanchard (born June 12, 1952) is a

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former professional

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er. While playing for the

Kitchener Rangers The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. The Rangers have won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL ...

during the 1971-72 season, Blanchard shared a line with

Bill Barber William Charles Barber (born July 11, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played twelve seasons for the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL). As part of the famed LCB ( Leach, Clarke, Barber) line, ...

and

Jerry Byers Jerry William Byers (March 29, 1952 – December 25, 2006) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. Career Byers was drafted in the first round, twelfth overall, by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. He played forty ...

. All three men went on to be drafted in the first round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft He was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the

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in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft. In March 1974, Blanchard was traded to the

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for

Wayne Chernecki Wayne Chernecki (August 12, 1949—February 11, 2013) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player whose career spanned from 1971 to 1975. Career Chernecki played junior hockey with the Winnipeg Jets of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL). I ...

. He never played in the

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, however, spending his professional career in the

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and International Hockey League.

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* 1952 births Canadian ice hockey right wingers Kitchener Rangers players Living people NHL first-round draft picks New York Rangers draft picks Ice hockey people from Greater Sudbury Providence Reds players Saginaw Gears players Springfield Indians players Springfield Kings players Sudbury Wolves players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1950s-stub