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1629:, p. 89
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1839:1973 deaths
1834:1893 births
1769:Joe Simpson
1760:Joe Simpson
1528:NHL totals
1240:NHL totals
251:. Simpson,
1828:Categories
1753:, or
1749:, or
1745:, or
1677:7 November
1597:References
257:Roy Rickey
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161:ice hockey
117:Played for
50:1893-08-13
1571:Allan Cup
1508:2nd, THL
286:in 2013.
227:Armistice
211:gonorrhea
186:Biography
150:Allan Cup
1299:Playoffs
679:1920–21
638:1919–20
597:1918–19
509:1915–16
466:1914–15
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382:1912–13
325:Playoffs
148:and the
97:Position
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1328:Finish
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813:1922–23
770:1922–23
725:1921–22
553:1915–16
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561:Al-Cup
431:WJRHL
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1780:at
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1492:THL
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1099:29
1056:32
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