Douglas John Palazzari (born November 3, 1952 in

Eveleth, Minnesota Eveleth is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,718 at the 2010 census. U.S. Highway 53 and State Highway 37 (MN 37) are two of the main routes in Eveleth. Eveleth was the site of the conflict that resu ...

) is a former professional

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player and

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executive. He is the son of former NHL player Aldo Palazzari. Too small to become a regular in the

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, Doug Palazzari played a total of 108 games for the

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in 1974–79 but he spent most of his professional career in the minors with the

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, Kansas City Blues and

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where he was a major star. Before turning professional, he was an accomplished player for the

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men's ice hockey team and he also played for the United States national team at the 1973 and 1974

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tournaments. Palazzari was also a member of the United States team at the inaugural

1976 Canada Cup The 1976 Canada Cup was an international ice hockey tournament held September 2 to 15, 1976, in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Quebec City in Canada as well as in Philadelphia, in the United States. It was the first of five Canada Cup to ...

. Palazzari is perhaps best known for his management work for amateur hockey in the United States after retiring from professional hockey in 1982. He was elected executive director of

in 1999 after spending 14 years with the organization in various capabilities. He resigned as director in 2005. Palazzari was inducted into the

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in 2000.

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United States Hockey Hall of Fame bio
1952 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans American men's ice hockey centers American people of Italian descent Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey players Ice hockey people from Minnesota Kansas City Blues players Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) players Sportspeople from Eveleth, Minnesota St. Louis Blues players Undrafted National Hockey League players United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees USA Hockey Ice hockey players from Minnesota {{US-icehockey-center-stub