Robert Edward "Solly" Solinger (December 23, 1925 – December 10, 2014) was a professional

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player who played 99 games in the

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. Born in Star City, Saskatchewan, he played for the

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and

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. He was the first winner of the

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as rookie of the year in the

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. Solinger won the

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five times during his playing career to share the record for most Calder Cups won with

Les Duff Les Duff (born December 12, 1934) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Between 1955 and 1970 he played 927 games in the American Hockey League (AHL). Duff won the Calder Cup five times during his playing career to share the recor ...

, Fred Glover, and

Mike Busniuk Michael Busniuk (born December 13, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He is the younger brother of Ron Busniuk. Busniuk was selected 67th overall, in the 5th round of the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft, by the Montreal Ca ...

. He died on December 10, 2014.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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