Carl Joseph Kaiser (April 8, 1927 in

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– April 29, 2010) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Kaiser was born into a large family and, as a youth, demonstrated athletic ability, particularly in

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Career

* 1945-46 San Diego Skyhawks, * 1946-47 Brandon Elks, * 1947-48

Minneapolis Millers The Minneapolis Millers were an American professional minor league baseball team that played in Minneapolis, Minnesota, through 1960. In the 19th century a different Minneapolis Millers were part of the Western League. The team played first in ...

, * 1948-49 San Francisco Shamrocks, * 1948-49 Minneapolis Millers, * 1949-50 Minneapolis Millers, * 1950-51

Denver Falcons The Denver Falcons were the first professional ice hockey team in Colorado. They were a member of the United States Hockey League. Playing their home games at the University of Denver Ice Arena, the team had a memorable season in Denver, star ...

, * 1951-52

Saskatoon Quakers The Saskatoon Quakers were a Canadian ice hockey team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The team played in various senior and minor professional hockey leagues from the 1930s to the 1970s. The Quakers represented Canada and won gold at the 1934 ...

, * 1952-53 Saskatoon-Vancouver, * 1952-53

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. The Canucks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conferenc ...

, * 1953-54 Vancouver Canucks, * 1954-55 Vancouver-Saskatoon, * 1955-56 Vancouver Canucks, * 1956-57 Vancouver Canucks, * 1957-58

Victoria Cougars The Victoria Cougars were a major league professional ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) from 1911 to 1924 under various names, and (after the PCHA's merger with the Western Canada Hockey League) in the W ...

, * 1958-59 Victoria Cougars, * 1959-60

Philadelphia Ramblers The Philadelphia Ramblers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ramblers played for six seasons during the infancy of the American Hockey League from 1935 to 1941. Histor ...

, * 1959-60 Victoria Cougars, * 1960-63 Spokane Comets. Kaiser played for the

during the 1950s (1952 through 1957) as left defenceman. He was selected to the Vancouver Canucks 1950s All Decade Team for his work at that position, and he is in the Vancouver Canucks Hall of Fame for that time period. The Canuck Library. During his playing years, Kaiser stood tall with a playing weight of . Kaiser shot left and also enjoyed amateur success in other sports including

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and

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as a hobby. He retired in 1963.

References

* The Lethbridge Herald historical archives

External links

Carl Kaiser's profile at HockeyDB
1927 births 2010 deaths Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Winnipeg Minneapolis Millers (AHA) players Philadelphia Ramblers players Saskatoon Quakers players Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players Victoria Cougars (1949–1961) players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1920s-stub