Thomas Weston "Bucko" Trainor (September 11, 1922 – November 21, 1991) was a Canadian

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player. He played 17 games in the

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with the

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during the 1948–49 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1940 to 1956, was spent in the minor and senior leagues.

Biography

After playing with the Canadian Army in the United Kingdom during the

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, Wes "Bucko" Trainor was a hockey player in the Maritimes and Newfoundland through the late 1940s and 1950s. He also coached senior and minor hockey in Grand Falls and Gander. He was enshrined in the

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as an Athlete, and in the

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as an Athlete-Builder.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

External links

* 1922 births 1991 deaths Canadian expatriates in the United States Canadian ice hockey left wingers New Haven Ramblers players New York Rangers players St. Paul Saints (USHL) players Ice hockey people from Charlottetown {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1920s-stub