Allan Douglas Nicholson (April 26, 1936 – December 9, 1978) was a Canadian
ice hockey
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left winger. Born in
Estevan
Estevan is the eighth-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The Souris River runs by the city. This city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5.
History
The ...
,
Saskatchewan
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, he played in 19 games for the
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...
during the
1955–56 and
1956–57 seasons and recorded one assist. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1955 to 1972, was mainly spent in the minor
Western Hockey League
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Awards and achievements
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WHL Championship (1963, 1964)
External links
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Obituary at LostHockey.com
1936 births
1978 deaths
Boston Bruins players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Hershey Bears players
Humboldt Indians players
Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
People from Estevan
San Diego Gulls (WHL) players
San Francisco Seals (ice hockey) players
Springfield Indians players
Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players
Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro) players
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