Murray Flegel (born February 13, 1948) is a former

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who played 10 seasons of professional hockey from 1967 to 1977. Flegel played professionally in the

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with the

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, and

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. During the 1976–77 season Flegel was the

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of the Kimberley Dynamiters in the

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Awards

The IHL twice awarded Flegel the

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as the league's most outstanding defenceman during the 1974–75 and 1975–76 seasons when he was a member of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flegel, Murray 1948 births Baltimore Clippers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Houston Apollos players Kansas City Blues (ice hockey) players Kimberley Dynamiters players Living people Montreal Voyageurs players Muskegon Mohawks players Nova Scotia Voyageurs players Omaha Knights (CHL) players Regina Pats players Salt Lake Golden Eagles (WHL) players Seattle Totems (WHL) players Ice hockey people from Moose Jaw Springfield Indians players