Clifford Harvey Schmautz (March 17, 1939 – February 11, 2002) was a Canadian professional

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. The majority of his career, which lasted from 1959 to 1975, was spent in the

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with the Portland Buckaroos, where he played together with his brother Arnie Schmautz and scored forty goals three times and led the league in scoring in the 1965– 1965–66 season.1965-66 WHL League Scoring & Penalty Leaders
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with the

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and

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during the 1970–71 season. In his short NHL career, Schmautz scored thirteen goals and added nineteen assists. His younger brother

Bobby Schmautz Robert James Schmautz (March 28, 1945March 28, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oil ...

also played in the NHL.

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