William Frank Reichart (July 3, 1935 – November 12, 2021) was a Canadian
ice hockey
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forward and Olympian.
Reichart played with
Team USA
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at the
1964 Winter Olympics
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held in
Innsbruck, Austria. He also played for the
Rochester Mustangs
The Rochester Mustangs were a senior ice hockey team from Rochester, Minnesota that played in the United States Hockey League from 1961 until the senior Mustangs ceased operations after the 1969-70 season.
Notable players
*Herb Brooks, NHL head ...
in the
United States Hockey League
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(USHL), and in the
International Hockey League for the
Minneapolis Millers
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, and
St. Paul Saints.
In the 1961–62 season, Reichart,
Ken Johannson
Kenneth Johannson (October 6, 1930November 27, 2018) was a Canadian-born American ice hockey player, coach and executive. A native of Edmonton, he attended the University of North Dakota on a football scholarship, then played for the Fighting ...
and
Herb Brooks
Herbert Paul Brooks Jr. (August 5, 1937 – August 11, 2003) was an American ice hockey player and coach. His most notable achievement came in 1980 as head coach of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic team at Lake Placid. At the Games, Brooks' ...
formed the highest-scoring
forward line
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in USHL history at the time.
He died in
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 12,334 as of the 2010 United States Census.
History
Southern Pines was founded as a winter health resort for Northerners. As of 1898, it was a sundo ...
, on November 12, 2021, at the age of 86.
UND great Bill Reichart, captain of the 1964 U.S. Olympic team, dies at age 86
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Awards and honours
References
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1935 births
2021 deaths
Ice hockey people from Winnipeg
Canadian emigrants to the United States
Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
American men's ice hockey right wingers
North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players
AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
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