John Edward Schella (May 9, 1947 – August 3, 2018) was a Canadian professional
ice hockey
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player who played 385 games in the
World Hockey Association
The World Hockey Association () was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972–73 WHA season, 1972 to 1978–79 WHA season, 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (N ...
and 115 games in the
National Hockey League
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. After three seasons in the minor leagues, Schella made his NHL debut in 1970 with the
Vancouver Canucks
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, spending parts of two seasons with the team before moving to the
Houston Aeros of the WHA, where he spent six seasons. Schella played one final year in the minor leagues before retiring in 1979.
Pro Hockey Alumni
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Career statistics
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1947 births
2018 deaths
Binghamton Dusters players
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Denver Spurs (WHL) players
Houston Aeros (WHA) players
Houston Apollos players
Ice hockey people from Thunder Bay
Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players
Rochester Americans players
San Diego Mariners (PHL) players
Vancouver Canucks players
20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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