Adelbert "Del" St. John (October 6, 1931 – December 18, 2009) was a
Canadian
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Austrian
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* Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent
** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law
* Austrian German dialect
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professional
ice hockey
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player.
St. John, a forward, scored 17 goals and 16 assists in 31 games for the
Nottingham Panthers
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The Nottingham Panthers have won four ...
of the
British National League.
He played the 1958-9 season in
Serie A
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in Italy with
HC Bolzano, and he played the 1960-61 season in Austria for
Klagenfurter AC.
International
St. John competed as a member of the
Austria men's national ice hockey team at the
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
and
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
Winter Olympic Games
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.
References
External sources
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1931 births
2009 deaths
Austrian ice hockey players
Austrian people of Canadian descent
Bolzano HC players
British National League (1954–1960) players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria
Canadian ice hockey forwards
EC KAC players
Ice hockey people from Alberta
Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Naturalised citizens of Austria
Nottingham Panthers players
Olympic ice hockey players for Austria
Serie A (ice hockey) players
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