Don Fletcher | |||||||||||
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Born | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | March 28, 1931||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||
Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||
Position | Defense | ||||||||||
Shot | Right | ||||||||||
Played for | Trail Smoke Eaters | ||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||
Playing career | 1951–1965 | ||||||||||
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Donald Fletcher (born March 28, 1931) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Trail Smoke Eaters. He won a gold medal at the 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships in Switzerland. He also played for the Regina Caps, Moose Jaw Canucks, Springfield Indians, Moose Jaw Millers, Rossland Warriors, and Seattle Totems. Fletcher was part of the Canadian team that won the 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships in Switzerland. [1]
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