Terran Sandwith (born April 17, 1972) is a

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former professional

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who played eight games in the

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(NHL) for the

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during the 1997–98 season.

Bio

Sandwith was born in

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. He started his junior career with the

Tri-City Americans The Tri-City Americans are a major junior ice hockey team of the Western Hockey League, based in Kennewick, Washington. The team plays its home games at Toyota Center. Every game is broadcast locally on the Tri-City Americans' flagship radio ...

in the WHL, steadily improving his point totals in three seasons with the team. For the 1991–92 season, Sandwith split time with the

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and the

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. He totalled 27 points to go along with 198 penalty minutes. He was selected in the second round of the

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, 42nd overall, by the

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Well ...

. Having never played a game with Philadelphia, Sandwith signed with the

as a free agent in April 1996. He made his NHL debut during the 1997-98 season with Edmonton. He later played in the minor leagues for the Anaheim Ducks and

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organizations. In 1995, Sandwith played with RHI's

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, totalling 11 points in 11 games. Sandwith is president of GS Construction in

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* 1972 births Living people Belfast Giants players Brandon Wheat Kings players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cape Breton Oilers players Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players Edmonton Oilers players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players Hershey Bears players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Jokerit players Kansas City Blades players Philadelphia Flyers draft picks St. John's Maple Leafs players Saskatoon Blades players Tri-City Americans players Los Angeles Blades players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Northern Ireland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States {{canada-icehockey-defenceman-1970s-stub