Sheldon Bruce Kannegiesser (born August 15, 1947) 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 ...

player who played 366 games in the

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. He played for the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have play ...

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its ho ...

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

, and

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

. Kannegiesser retired from hockey in 1978 and lives in North Bay. He published an autobiography written entirely in poetry, called "Warriors of Winter: Rhymes of a Blueliner Balladeer." His brother was

Gordon Kannegiesser Gordon Cameron Kannegiesser, Jr. (December 21, 1945 – March 1, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Kannegiesser played 23 games in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues and 127 games in the World Hockey Associa ...

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* 1947 births Living people Canadian ice hockey defencemen Hershey Bears players Los Angeles Kings players New York Rangers players Pittsburgh Penguins players Ice hockey people from North Bay, Ontario Springfield Indians players Vancouver Canucks players {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1940s-stub