James "Seaweed" Pettie (October 24, 1953 – August 31, 2019) was a Canadian professional
ice hockey
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goaltender
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who played 21 games in the
National Hockey League (NHL) with the
Boston Bruins between 1976 and 1979.
Pettie was born in
Toronto,
Ontario.
As a youth, he played in the 1965 and 1966
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a
minor ice hockey team from Toronto.
Pettie died in Rochester, New York, on August 31, 2019, at the age of 65, due to cancer.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
External links
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1953 births
2019 deaths
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Birmingham Bulls (CHL) players
Boston Bruins draft picks
Boston Bruins players
Broome Dusters players
Dayton Gems players
New Haven Nighthawks players
Richmond Rifles players
Rochester Americans players
St. Catharines Black Hawks players
Ice hockey people from Toronto
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