Jack Chipchase (born April 5, 1945) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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player and coach who played in the
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association (french: Association mondiale de hockey) was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) ...
(WHA).
He played part of the
1972–73 WHA season
The 1972–73 WHA season was the first season of the World Hockey Association (WHA). Twelve teams played 78 games each. The league was officially incorporated in June of 1971 by Gary Davidson and Dennis A. Murphy and promised to ice twelve team ...
for the
Philadelphia Blazers
The Philadelphia Blazers were an ice hockey franchise in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the 1972–73 WHA season based in Philadelphia. The team's home ice was the Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center.
The franchise was origina ...
.
He served as the head coach of the
Roanoke Valley Rebels
The Roanoke Valley Rebels were a minor league professional ice hockey team based in the Roanoke Valley in Virginia. The team first played in the Eastern Hockey League and then joined the Southern Hockey League. The team was originally known as ...
of the
Southern Hockey League during the 1975–76 season.
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1945 births
Canadian ice hockey coaches
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Greensboro Generals (EHL) players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Living people
Memphis South Stars players
Omaha Knights (CHL) players
Philadelphia Blazers players
Philadelphia Firebirds (NAHL) players
Roanoke Valley Rebels (EHL) players
Roanoke Valley Rebels (SHL) players
Rochester Americans players
Salem Rebels (EHL) players
Toronto Marlboros players
Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players
Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players
Victoria Maple Leafs players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
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