Raymond James Hannigan (July 14, 1927 — July 18, 2020) was a Canadian professional

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. He played 3 games for the

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of the

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during the 1948–49 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1947 to 1955, was spent in the minor leagues. His brothers, Pat and Gord, also played professional hockey. Hannigan was ordained in 1991 as a

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priest and later lived in the United States. He died in Mesa, Arizona on July 18, 2020.Ray Hannigan's obituary
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