Reg Fleming
Reg Fleming | |||
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Born |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada | April 21, 1936||
Died |
July 11, 2009 Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 73)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Chicago Black Hawks Boston Bruins New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Buffalo Sabres Chicago Cougars | ||
Playing career | 1956–1978 |
Reginald Stephen Fleming (April 21, 1936 - July 11, 2009) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger that played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres organizations. He won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1960. He was known for his grit and team spirit and was also involved in a number of notorious incidents which gave him a reputation around the league as a tough customer and an intense competitor and earned him the nickname, "Reggie, The Ruffian". He died on July 11, 2009 in Arlington Heights, Illinois from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (C.T.E.) which made him the first hockey player to be tested for the disease, it had only been mainly associated with boxing and American football.
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- 1936 births
- 2009 deaths
- Boston Bruins players
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Cincinnati Swords players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- International Hockey League (1945–2001) players
- Montreal Canadiens players
- New York Rangers players
- Ontario Hockey League players
- People from Montreal
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Rochester Americans players
- Stanley Cup champions
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