William Alexander "Sandy" Snow (born November 11, 1946) is a Canadian former professional

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winger. Snow played three games in the

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with the

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during the 1968–69 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1966 to 1974, was spent in the minor leagues.

Early life

Snow was born in

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. He grew up in Donkin playing on outside rinks in and around the community. He started his career playing on five different teams from 1963 to 1969. He began play in the juniors with the

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of the OHA Jr. League and the

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of the

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. Snow scored 182 points in his first four years of junior hockey before getting his shot at competing at a higher level.

Career

Brought up for four games with the Memphis Wings of the CPHL in the 1965–66 season, Snow only recorded one assist, but the coaches saw promise and Snow returned to the lineup the following season as a member of the newly named

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. He recorded 26 points in the 56 games season and helped Fort Worth in the playoffs by adding another three. The following season Snow improved on those numbers by scoring 34 points in 60 games. He was called up by the

to fill in on the fourth line. However, he only played three games, recording two penalty minutes before being traded to the

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, along with

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, for Larry Jeffrey on June 17, 1969. The Rangers turned around and traded Snow to the Phoenix Roadrunners of the

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along with Don Caley for Peter McDuffe on July 3, 1969. Snow knocked in 17 goals and 14 assists for Phoenix in 1969–70 and added one goal the following year before being traded to the Kansas City Blues of the

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in December 1970. He played in only 12 games before joined the

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of the International Hockey League to finish out the season. For the next three seasons Snow regained his scoring touch, knocking in 65 goals and 85 assists for the Generals. The 1973–74 season saw Snow join the Brantford Foresters of the OHA Senior A Hockey League and play his last nine games of his career, ending with five points. He retired at the end of the season in 1974.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Snow, Sandy 1946 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey right wingers Detroit Red Wings players Flint Generals (IHL) players Fort Worth Wings players Hamilton Red Wings (OHA) players Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia Kansas City Blues (ice hockey) players Memphis Wings players Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players People from Glace Bay Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) players Sportspeople from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Weyburn Red Wings players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen