Kenneth Stewart Baird (February 1, 1951 – December 18, 2016) was a professional

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player who played 332 games in the

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and 10 games in the

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between 1971 and 1978. He played for the NHL's

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, then spent six seasons in the WHA with the

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and

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. In 1978 Baird joined Duisburger SC in West Germany, and spent four seasons there before retiring in 1982. Baird later moved to

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, and died there in December 2016.

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Regular season and playoffs

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