Doug Kilburn | |||||||||||
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Born | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | August 10, 1930||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||
Position | Right wing | ||||||||||
Shot | Right | ||||||||||
Played for | Penticton Vees | ||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||
Playing career | 1947–1972 | ||||||||||
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Roy Douglas Kilburn (born August 10, 1930) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Penticton Vees. He won a gold medal at the 1955 World Ice Hockey Championships in West Germany. [1]
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