Leonard Thomas Wharton (December 13, 1927 – September 30, 2007) was a Canadian professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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who played in one
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
game for the
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...
during the
1944–45 season, on March 4, 1945, against the
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...
. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1944 to 1954, was spent in the minor leagues.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
See also
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List of players who played only one game in the NHL
This is a list of ice hockey players who have played only one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1917–18 to the present. This list does not count those who were on the active roster for one game but never actually played, or players w ...
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1927 births
2007 deaths
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Fort Wayne Komets players
Louisville Blades players
New York Rangers players
New York Rovers players
San Diego Skyhawks players
Ice hockey people from Winnipeg
Stratford Kroehlers players
Toledo Mercurys players