Reg Kent (born Reginald Tashuck, October 24, 1944) is a

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retired professional

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player who spent his career with the

Johnstown Jets The Johnstown Jets were a professional ice hockey team from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The Jets were founded in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League for the 1950–51 season, playing at the newly constructed Cambria County War Memorial Arena. The Jet ...

of the

Eastern Hockey League The Eastern Hockey League was a minor professional United States ice hockey league. Eastern Amateur Hockey League (1933–1953) The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League (EAHL). The league was founded by Tommy Lockhart, ...

and

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. Other than brief stints with the Memphis Wings of the Central Professional Hockey League and the

Seattle Totems The Seattle Totems were a professional ice hockey franchise in Seattle, Washington. Under several names prior to 1958, the franchise was a member of the Pacific Coast Hockey League (renamed the Western Hockey League in 1952) between 1944 and 19 ...

of the

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(totaling eight games), he spent his entire career with the Jets. Kent was born in

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. After four games with Memphis in the 1965-66 season to start his career, he moved in the same season to Johnstown, and finished with 27 goals and 43 assists to be the runner-up for Rookie of the Year honors. His best seasons were between 1968 and 1970. In the 1968 season, he had 38 goals and a league record 106 assists for 144 points in only 63 games, finishing in second place to Don Davidson in league scoring; he was also named to the league's First All-Star Team. The following season, he scored 42 goals and 96 assists for 138 points, winning the John Carlin Trophy as league leading scorer, and once again being named to the First All-Star Team. Kent's final professional season was 1974, after the Eastern Hockey League folded; the Jets moved to the NAHL, and he scored 86 points to lead the squad. He played one final season of senior amateur hockey with the

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of the Western Independent Hockey League, before retiring at the age of 29. He finished his career with the Jets having scored 248 goals and 480 assists for 728 points in 528 games; his totals in the above are second in franchise history to

Dick Roberge Dick Roberge (born April 7, 1934) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward and coach. He holds the record for most minor-league goals scored with 752. He is thought to be the inspiration behind Paul Newman's character, Reggie Dunlop ...

. His totals were good enough to be 27th in all-time goals for the EHL, 12th in all-time assists and 16th in all-time points.

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* 1944 births Ice hockey people from Alberta Johnstown Jets players Living people Seattle Totems (WHL) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey centres {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1940s-stub