Ronald Allan Attwell (February 9, 1935 – December 4, 2017) was a Canadian professional
ice hockey
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player who played 22 games in the
National Hockey League
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with the
St. Louis Blues
The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the s ...
and
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
1967–68 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1954 to 1970, was spent in the minor leagues.
Family life
Ron was the father of
Bob Attwell
Robert Allan Attwell (born December 26, 1959) was an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 22 games in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Rockies between 1979 and 1981.
Personal life
Attwell was born in Spok ...
. His nephew is
Bill McCreary Jr.
William Edward McCreary Jr. (born April 15, 1960) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 12 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1980–81 season. The rest of his career, which laste ...
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
External links
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1935 births
2017 deaths
Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players
Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QSHL) players
Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players
Ice hockey people from Toronto
Montreal Royals (QSHL) players
New York Rangers players
Omaha Knights (CHL) players
Quebec Aces (AHL) players
Rochester Americans players
St. Louis Blues players
Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts (QSHL) players
Spokane Comets players
Spokane Spokes players
Trois-Rivières Lions (1955–1960) players
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