Vernon Charles Kaiser (September 28, 1925 – January 17, 2011) was a Canadian professional

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. He played 50 games in the

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for the

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during the 1950–51 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1944 to 1954, was spent in the minor leagues. He was born in Preston,

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Regular season and playoffs

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* 1925 births 2011 deaths Brantford Lions players Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Fort Worth Rangers players Ice hockey people from Cambridge, Ontario Montreal Canadiens players Montreal Royals (QSHL) players New York Rovers players Seattle Ironmen players Springfield Indians players Syracuse Warriors players Washington Lions players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1920s-stub