Adelbert "Del" St. John (October 6, 1931 – December 18, 2009) was a

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professional

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player. St. John, a forward, scored 17 goals and 16 assists in 31 games for the

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of the British National League. He played the 1958-9 season in

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in Italy with HC Bolzano, and he played the 1960-61 season in Austria for Klagenfurter AC.

International

St. John competed as a member of the Austria men's national ice hockey team at the

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and

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were he ...

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* 1931 births 2009 deaths Austrian ice hockey players Austrian people of Canadian descent Bolzano HC players British National League (1954–1960) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian ice hockey forwards EC KAC players Ice hockey people from Alberta Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics Naturalised citizens of Austria Nottingham Panthers players Olympic ice hockey players for Austria Serie A (ice hockey) players {{Canada-icehockey-player-stub