Rick Cunningham (ice hockey)

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Rick Cunningham
Born (1951-03-03) March 3, 1951 (age 72)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Ottawa Nationals
Toronto Toros
Birmingham Bulls
National teamFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
NHL Draft 51st overall, 1971
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 19721986

Richard Glen Cunningham (born March 3, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 323 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA).

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Early life

Cunningham was born in Toronto. As a youth, he played in the 1963 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. [1]

Career

During his career, Cunningham played for the Ottawa Nationals, Toronto Toros, and Birmingham Bulls in the WHA. In 1977, he moved to Austria and subsequently played for the Austria men's national ice hockey team. [2]

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  2. "Die Erste und Einzige KÄRntner-Derby Site Im Web".