Ramo Peter (Ray) Ceresino (April 24, 1929 – May 1, 2015) was a Canadian

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. He played 12 games for the

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of the

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during the 1948–49 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1946 to 1957, was spent in the minor leagues. On June 2, 1953, he married Lorraine Giardetti; they were married for 62 years. He moved his family to

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in 1962 and settled in

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where he worked as a mortgage broker. He later retired to

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. He had three children, including

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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