Autry Raymond Erickson (January 25, 1938 – August 21, 2010) was a professional

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player who played 226 games in the

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. He won the Stanley Cup in

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with the Toronto Maple Leafs, playing no regular season games, and only three playoff games. Aut Erickson wore number 11 when he joined the Boston Bruins in 1959-60. The lanky young rearguard, known as a steady, dependable blueliner, would play two full seasons in Boston, establishing his rock solid, robust and rugged minded defensive presence. In May 1965, the

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

traded Erickson,

Larry Jeffrey Lawrence Joseph Jeffrey (October 12, 1940 – July 18, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, who played forward. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League from 1 ...

Marcel Pronovost Joseph René Marcel Pronovost (June 15, 1930April 26, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. He played in 1,206 games over 20 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons for the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs bet ...

Ed Joyal Edward Abel Joyal (born May 8, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, and Philadelphia Flyers between 1963 and 1972. He also played ...

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Lowell MacDonald Lowell Wilson MacDonald (born August 30, 1941) is a Canadian former professional National Hockey League winger who played during the 1960s and 1970s. Career MacDonald broke into the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings after being promoted from the ...

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Andy Bathgate Andrew James Bathgate (August 28, 1932 – February 26, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsb ...

, Billy Harris, and

Gary Jarrett Gary Walter Jarrett (born September 3, 1942) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, and Oakland Seals/California Golden Seals between 1960 and 1972, and then spent four sea ...

. Erickson played in the

1967 Stanley Cup Finals The 1967 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1966–67 season, and the culmination of the 1967 Stanley Cup playoffs. A best-of-seven series, it was contested between the Montreal Canadiens and ...

while with the Maple Leafs. Erickson was an original member of the expansion Oakland Seals. Erickson died in August 2010 after a long battle with cancer.Member of Leafs last Cup winner dead

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* 1938 births 2010 deaths Boston Bruins players Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Calgary Stampeders (WHL) players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Swedish descent Chicago Blackhawks players Deaths from cancer in California Ice hockey people from Alberta Oakland Seals players Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) players Pittsburgh Hornets players Saskatoon Quakers players Saskatoon Regals/St. Paul Saints players Sportspeople from Lethbridge Stanley Cup champions Toronto Maple Leafs players Victoria Maple Leafs players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1930s-stub