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404:1920–21
360:League
297:Ontario
293:Toronto
263:1936–37
230:1931–32
226:1929–30
210:1928–29
206:1927–28
199:Hap Day
179:Ontario
143:Keeling
64:Toronto
47:Ontario
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762:Al-Cup
717:OHA Sr
675:M-Cup
353:Season
79:Weight
71:Height
588:M-Cup
357:Team
139:Butch
1653:2020
1640:ISBN
1615:2015
1589:2015
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1476:341
1378:IAHL
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1246:NHL
1203:NHL
1160:NHL
1117:NHL
1074:NHL
1031:NHL
988:NHL
945:NHL
900:NHL
632:OHA
544:OHA
501:OHA
458:OHA
398:PIM
102:Left
98:Shot
54:Died
30:Born
1491:34
1473:221
1467:157
1464:525
1441:27
1425:AHA
1394:16
1347:12
1304:24
1261:22
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1175:20
1132:22
1104:12
1089:38
1046:35
1003:34
960:39
915:52
872:29
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705:12
644:308
414:OHA
395:Pts
382:PIM
377:Pts
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1301:26
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