Don Ross (ice hockey)

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Don Ross
Born (1942-10-11) October 11, 1942 (age 80)
Roseau, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb)
Position Defense
Played for North Dakota
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19611965

Donald Francis Ross (born October 11, 1942) is an American former ice hockey player.

Contents

Early life

Ross was born in Roseau, Minnesota. He was a member of the North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey team from 1961 to 1965. [1]

Career

Ross played at the 1964 Winter Olympics and 1968 Winter Olympics for the United States National Team in the ice hockey tournament, finishing fifth. He is a member of the University of North Dakota Letterwinners Association Hall of Fame. [2]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA First Team 1962–63 [3]
AHCA West All-American 1962–63 [4]
NCAA All-Tournament First Team 1963 [5]
All-WCHA First Team 1964–65 [3]
AHCA West All-American 1964–65 [6]

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References

  1. "Don Ross", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed 8 Apr 2015
  2. "University of North Dakota Hall of Fame - alphabetical - UNDSports.com: Official Web Site of University of North Dakota Athletics". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  3. 1 2 "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  4. "1962-1963 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  5. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  6. "1964-1965 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.