Orville William "Rolly" Roulston (April 12, 1911 – April 24, 1983) was a Canadian professional

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who played 24 games in the

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for the

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in three separate seasons between 1936 and 1938. Roulston missed most of the 1936-37 season due to an injury, but his name was still engraved on the

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as a member of the champion Detroit Red Wings. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1930 to 1942, was spent in various minor leagues. He was born in

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* 1911 births 1983 deaths Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cleveland Indians (IHL) players Detroit Olympics (IHL) players Detroit Red Wings players Hershey Bears players Philadelphia Ramblers players Pittsburgh Hornets players Portland Buckaroos players Ice hockey people from Toronto Stanley Cup champions Tulsa Oilers (AHA) players Wichita Vikings players Windsor Bulldogs (1929–1936) players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1910s-stub