Alec Mansfield Tidey (born January 5, 1955) is a former professional

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. He was drafted in the eighth round, 143rd overall, by the

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in the

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. He was also drafted by the

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(sixth round, 85th overall) in the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft, and he began his professional career in the

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with San Diego. He then moved to the

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, playing four games in two seasons with the Sabres and five in 1979–80 with the

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. In his NHL career, Tidey appeared in nine games, going scoreless. He played in seventy-four games in his one WHA season, scoring sixteen goals and adding eleven assists.

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Regular season and playoffs

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