Victor Merrick Ripley (May 30, 1906 – March 26, 1962) was a Canadian

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centerman who played seven seasons in the

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. He also played several years in various minor leagues during his career, which lasted from 1925 to 1944. Ripley was later a golf pro at the Desert Inn Country Club in Las Vegas. He was born in Elgin,

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. Ripley died of a heart attack on March 26, 1962."Las Vegas Golf Pro Ripley Dies", ''Reno Evening Gazette'', Wednesday, March 28, 1962, Reno, Nevada, United States Of America Ripley scored the 1,000th regular-season goal in Boston Bruins' history. It was Boston's lone goal in a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Garden on December 12, 1933. It was the same game in which Toronto's Ace Bailey suffered a horrific career-ending head injury.

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