James Albert MacPherson (March 31, 1927 in

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– August 31, 1988), known as Bud MacPherson or Jim MacPherson, was a Canadian

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. He was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2005 as a member of the 1947-48 Edmonton Flyers Hockey Team.

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* 1927 births 1988 deaths Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Canadian people of Scottish descent Cincinnati Mohawks (AHL) players Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Alberta Montreal Canadiens players Montreal Royals (QSHL) players Oshawa Generals players Place of death missing Rochester Americans players Sportspeople from Edmonton Stanley Cup champions {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1920s-stub