John Mahaffy (July 18, 1918 – May 2, 2015) was a Canadian professional

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. He played 37 games in the

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from 1942 to 1945. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1935 to 1952, was spent in the minor leagues. Mahaffy was born in

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. He married Angie Péloquin around 1961. He died in May 2015 at the age of 96.Hockey deaths - May 2015
Society for International Hockey Research, accessed 19 May 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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