William Ellis Delenbough "Ellie" Pringle (August 31, 1910 – October 3, 1990), known as Ellis Pringle, was a Canadian professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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who played 6 games in the
National Hockey League
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for the
New York Americans
The New York Americans, colloquially known as the Amerks, were a professional ice hockey team based in New York City from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the second to play ...
during the
1930–31 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1930 to 1942, was spent in various minor leagues. Ellis was born in
Beeton,
Ontario
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and was the son of Walter Alvin Pringle and Mable Maude Campbell Ellis.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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1910 births
1990 deaths
Bronx Tigers players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
London Tecumsehs players
New Haven Eagles players
New York Americans players
Rochester Cardinals players
Toronto Marlboros players
Tulsa Oilers (AHA) players
Vancouver Lions players
Windsor Bulldogs (1929–1936) players
Sportspeople from Simcoe County
People from New Tecumseth
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