William Edward Dixon Graham (June 30, 1904 in

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– January 11, 1979) was a Canadian

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. Dixon played ten seasons in the

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(NHL) for the

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, Montreal Maroons,

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and

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between 1927 and 1937. Prior to turning professional Graham played for the

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, winning the

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as Canadian junior champions.

Playing career

As a junior player Graham played for the

, helping them win the

as Canadian junior champions. He played two seasons of senior hockey before he turning professional in 1926, signing with the

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of the American Hockey Association. He played for the team for one year, and after they folded Graham moved cross-town to the

of the

(NHL). Graham's NHL debut came on November 15, 1927, against the

, and his first goal, and only point of the season, was on January 4, 1928, against the

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. Partway through the season Graham was traded to the Moose Jaw Warriors of the

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in January 1928, though Moose Jaw traded him the same day to the

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, where Graham finished the 1927–28 season with. He then signed with the Tulsa Oilers of the AHA, and spent the 1928–29 and most of the 1929–30 seasons there before being traded back to the Black Hawks. Graham remained with Chicago until 1933 when he was traded to the Montreal Maroons, where he played 19 games before being traded in January 1934 to the

. With the Red Wings he played 52 games over two seasons, as well as 7 games for their International Hockey League affiliate, the

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, before being traded again, this time to the

, where he played the last 13 games of the 1934–35 season. The Eagles folded after the season and the players were dispersed to the other NHL teams, with Graham being selected by the

. He would play the 1935–36 season and the first game of the 1936–37 season with the Bruins, scoring four goals and one assist in 49 games, before being traded to the

, where he finished the 1936–37 season with, playing 31 games. Graham played a further season in the International American Hockey League before retiring in 1938. Graham subsequently became an ice hockey referee. Grey played in two

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during his career. The first was in

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with Chicago, who lost to the

. He reached the finals again in

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with Detroit, joined by former Owen Sound teammate

Cooney Weiland Ralph "Cooney" Weiland (November 5, 1904 – July 3, 1985) was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played for the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, and Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Weiland was part of the Bruins' 1928 "Dy ...

, but lost to the Black Hawks.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Ted 1904 births 1979 deaths Boston Bruins players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Chicago Blackhawks players Detroit Red Wings players Ice hockey people from Ontario Memorial Cup winners Montreal Maroons players New Haven Eagles players New York Americans players Providence Reds players Sportspeople from Owen Sound St. Louis Eagles players Tulsa Oilers (AHA) players