Donald Edward Whelden (December 28, 1954 – June 3, 1985) was a professional
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...
defenseman
Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...
who played two games for the
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the s ...
in the
1974–75 season. He was born in
Falmouth,
.
Whelden was killed on June 3, 1985, when a bolt of
lightning
Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electric charge, electrically charged regions, both in the atmosphere or with one on the land, ground, temporarily neutralize themselves, causing the instantaneous ...
hit a tree outside the home and broke a window above the head of his bed. His wife Linda was at his side and survived the tragic incident.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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1954 births
1985 deaths
American men's ice hockey defensemen
Columbus Owls players
Denver Spurs players
Ice hockey players from Massachusetts
Indianapolis Racers draft picks
London Knights players
People from Falmouth, Massachusetts
Sportspeople from Barnstable County, Massachusetts
St. Louis Blues draft picks
St. Louis Blues players
Winston-Salem Polar Twins (SHL) players
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