Rick Fraser (ice hockey)
Rick Fraser | |||
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Born |
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | July 11, 1954||
Died |
November 16, 2020 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | (aged 66)||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Indianapolis Racers | ||
NHL Draft |
173rd overall, 1974 Chicago Black Hawks | ||
WHA Draft |
231st overall, 1974 Indianapolis Racers | ||
Playing career | 1974–1979 |
Richard Fraser (11 July 1954 – 16 November 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA).[1] Drafted in the tenth round of the 1974 NHL amateur draft by the Chicago Black Hawks, Fraser opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Indianapolis Racers in the seventeenth round of the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft.[1] He played four games for the Racers during the 1974–75 WHA season.[2] He was the younger brother of former National Hockey League referee Kerry Fraser.[1]
Fraser died on November 16, 2020 of cancer at the age of 66.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "1974 NHL amateur draft -- Rick Fraser". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ Rick Fraser career statistics at EliteProspects.com. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ "Sarnia-Lambton mourning the loss of Rick Fraser". Black Burn News. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1954 births
- 2020 deaths
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
- Sportspeople from Sarnia
- Indianapolis Racers draft picks
- Indianapolis Racers players
- Mohawk Valley Comets (NAHL) players
- Oshawa Generals players
- Port Huron Flags (IHL) players
- Toledo Goaldiggers players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Deaths from cancer in Ontario
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1950s births stubs