John Leonard Douglas Haig Dyte (October 13, 1918 – April 9, 1974) was a Canadian

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who played 27 games in the

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for the

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during the 1943–44 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1938 to 1949, was spent in the minor leagues

Career

Dyte played his junior hockey with the

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of the

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and spent one season with the Niagara Falls Cataracts of the OHA Senior A League. After three seasons in the

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, where Dyte was named to the EAHL All-Star Team in consecutive years (2nd team in 1940, 1st team in 1941), and a season with the

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, Dyte signed a free agent contract with the

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. He played 27 games with the Black Hawks, scoring one goal. Dyte finished his career playing in the AHL from 1943 until 1946 and would continue to play semi-professional hockey until his retirement after the 1948–49 season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

External links

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