Alton White

Alton White (born May 31, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played three seasons in the World Hockey Association with the New York Raiders, Los Angeles Sharks, and the Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades.

Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, White is best known for being the second player of African descent, after Willie O'Ree, to have played on a professional major league ice hockey team and for being the first hockey player of African descent to score 20 goals in a single season for a major league team. He scored 20 goals and 21 assists for the Los Angeles Sharks during the 1972–73 season. During the same 1972–73 season, he became the first black player in history to score a hat-trick in a major league professional game, doing so on January 10, 1973 against the Chicago Cougars. A leg injury, combined with the needs to support his growing family with a more stable environment, prompted him to retire in 1975 at the age of 29 to join the family construction business in British Columbia.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs