Robert George "Red" Hamill (January 11, 1917 in

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– December 16, 1985) was a professional

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player who played 418 games in the

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. He played for the

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. He won the

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. Although Hamill had played parts of two previous seasons in the NHL, he did not score his first NHL goal until his third season with the Boston Bruins. It occurred on December 31, 1939 in his team's 6-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at Boston Garden. It was one of ten he would notch that season.

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