Alvin Light Fisher (January 5, 1893 – March 1, 1937) was a

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. He played in the

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hockey leagues for the

Calgary Tigers The Calgary Tigers, often nicknamed the ''Bengals'', were an ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 1920 until 1927 as members of the Big-4 League, Western Canada Hockey League and Prairie Hockey League. The Tigers were revived in ...

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Toronto St. Pats The Toronto St. Patricks (colloquially known as the St. Pats) were a professional ice hockey team which began playing in the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1919. The Toronto NHL franchise (league membership) had previously been held by the Toront ...

, respectively. He was born in

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. Prior to his hockey career, he had served in the Canadian Forces during

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, where he was wounded. Alvin Fisher died suddenly at Ranger Lake in 1937 at the age of 44."Alvin Fisher Enjoyed Colourful Hockey Career", ''The Sault Star'', March 2, 1937 He suffered from poor health in the preceding years including heart problems, with the cause of death on his death certificate listed as acute

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.Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947 He was buried at Old Greenwood Cemetery in Sault Ste. Marie.

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* 1893 births 1937 deaths Calgary Tigers players Canadian ice hockey right wingers Canadian military personnel of World War I Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League (1890–1979) players Seattle Metropolitans players Ice hockey people from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Toronto St. Pats players {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1890s-stub