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Denis William Flanagan (July 22, 1930 – November 25, 2018) was a
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player with the
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. He won a
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at the
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in
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,
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. The 1951 Lethbridge Maple Leafs team was inducted to the
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in 1974. He also played with the Stratford Kroehlers and Stratford Indians."Denny Flanagan",
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Database, accessed August 4, 2015.


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