Richard Glen Cunningham (born March 3, 1951) is a Canadian former professional

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defenceman who played 323 games in the

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(WHA).

Early life

Cunningham was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team.

Career

During his career, Cunningham played for the Ottawa Nationals, Toronto Toros, and Birmingham Bulls in the WHA. In 1977, he moved to Austria and subsequently played for the Austria men's national ice hockey team.

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* 1951 births Living people Austrian ice hockey players Birmingham Bulls (WHA) players Buffalo Norsemen players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ottawa Nationals players Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Toronto Toros players Ice hockey people from Toronto Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Austria 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1950s-stub