About Art Dorrington
Lived 1930 – 2017 (aged 87). Art Dorrington was a Canadian ice hockey player.
Art Dorrington (March 13, 1930 – December 29, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre.
Dorrington became the first black hockey player to sign a National Hockey League (NHL) contract when he joined the New York Rangers organization in 1950. Despite putting up very good statistics in the minor leagues, he was never able to make it to the major league ranks. Dorrington played for the Atlantic City Seagulls of the Eastern Hockey League.
After retiring from hockey, Dorrington joined the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office. In the late 1990s he created the Art Dorrington Ice Hockey Foundation, a program that teaches hockey to children from low-income families in Atlantic City.
He died on December 29, 2017, at the age of 87 in Atlantic City.
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Who was Art Dorrington?
American ice hockey player (1930-2017)
When was Art Dorrington born?
Art Dorrington was born on 13 March 1930 in Truro.
When did Art Dorrington die?
Art Dorrington died on 29 December 2017 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, New Jersey.
What was Art Dorrington's occupation?
Art Dorrington was an ice hockey player.
What nationality was Art Dorrington?
Art Dorrington was Canadian.
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