Emmanuel Hall Roberts "Motto" McLean (December 26, 1925 – July 10, 2019) was a Canadian

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hockey player who played for the

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and

Fort Worth Rangers The Fort Worth Rangers were a minor professional ice hockey franchise based in Fort Worth, Texas. They played in the American Hockey Association (AHA) during the 1941–1942 season and in the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 1945–1946 ...

in the

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. He also played for the St. Louis Flyers in the

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, along with the

New Westminster Royals The New Westminster Royals was the name of several professional ice hockey teams based in New Westminster, British Columbia, first established in 1911 for the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). Though nominally based in New Westminster, ...

and

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 ...

in the

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. Born in Scotland, McLean was raised in

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. Known as "Mr. Hockey" where he resided, in

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, an arena there is named in his honour. He received the Wm. Thayer Tutt Award from USA Hockey in 2002. His nickname "Motto" was derived from an apparent childhood resemblance to Mr. Moto, as portrayed by

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* 1925 births 2019 deaths Fort Worth Rangers players New Westminster Royals (WHL) players Omaha Knights (AHA) players St. Louis Flyers (AHA) players Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players Canadian ice hockey right wingers Scottish emigrants to Canada 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1930s-stub