Richard S. Hodgson (born May 23, 1956) is a Canadian former professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two o ...

defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the latter a reference t ...

. He played 6 games for the

Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972–73 WHA season, 1972 until 1978–79 WHA season, 1979, and in the ...

during the 1979–80 season.

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* 1956 births Living people Atlanta Flames draft picks Calgary Centennials players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Hartford Whalers players Ice hockey people from Alberta Kamloops Rockets players San Diego Mariners draft picks Sportspeople from Medicine Hat Springfield Indians players Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1950s-stub