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Alton White (born May 31, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played three seasons in the World Hockey Association with the New York Raiders, Los Angeles Sharks, and the Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades.[1]

Alton White
Born	(1945-05-31) May 31, 1945 (age 77) Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Right Wing/Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	New York Raiders Los Angeles Sharks Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades
Playing career	1965–1975

Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, White is best known for being the second player of African descent, after Willie O'Ree, to have played on a professional major league ice hockey team[2] and for being the first hockey player of African descent to score 20 goals in a single season for a major league team. He scored 21 goals and 21 assists for the Los Angeles Sharks during the 1972-73 season. During the same 1972-73 season, he became the first black player in history to score a hat-trick in a major league professional game, doing so against the Chicago Cougars.[2]

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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