Don Gallinger Ice hockey player

Donald Calvin "Gabby" Gallinger (April 16, 1925 – February 3, 2000) was a professional ice hockey player who played 222 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Port Colborne, Ontario, he played for the Boston Bruins. Gallinger was one of the league's youngest players when he broke into the NHL, playing on the "Sprout Line" of Boston with Bill Shill and Bep Guidolin. Gallinger's career was cut short, when in 1948 Gallinger and former team-mate Billy Taylor were discovered gambling on their own teams and banned for life by the NHL. They were reinstated in 1970 and these are the longest suspensions in NHL history. Prior to the suspension, Gallinger had established himself an effective offensive NHL player and, as an excellent multi-sport athlete, had even been sought after to play professional baseball.

Personal facts

Don Gallinger
Birth dateApril 16, 1925
Birth place
Ontario , Port Colborne , Canada
Date of deathFebruary 03, 2000
Place of death
Ontario , Burlington Ontario , Canada
Height (meters)1.8288
Weight (Kilograms)77.112

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Ice hockey player

Career start1942
Career end1948
former team
Boston Bruins
position
Centre (ice hockey)
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External resources

  1. http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/g/gallido01.html