Eric Dayton Prentice (August 22, 1926 — December 8, 2002) was a Canadian professional

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who played a total of 5 games in the

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(NHL) for the

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during the 1943–44 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1943 to 1950, was spent in different minor leagues. Prentice holds the record for the youngest player signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs - he was 17. His brother

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had a long career in the NHL, mainly with the

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, the

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and the Detroit Red Wings.

Career

Prentice played the 1942–43 season with the Timmins Buffalo Ankerites in the

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. He then spent the 1943–44 season playing with Providence-Hershey in the

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. He made his only appearance in the NHL when he played five games for the Toronto Maple Leafs. During those five games, he failed to record a point and spent 4 minutes in the penalty box. In 1944–45, he played with the Pittsburgh Hornets in the

. He then split the 1945–46 season between the

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in the

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and the Hollywood Wolves in the

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. He went back to the Wolves in 1946–47. Next he then played for the

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in 1947–48. He then spent 1948–49 with the

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before ending his professional career in 1949–50 in Oakland-LA-Fresno in the PCHL.

Post-hockey

Prentice was the father of former

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Jim Prentice Peter Eric James Prentice (July 20, 1956 – October 13, 2016) was a Canadian politician who served as the 16th premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a candidat ...

. Prentice died on December 8, 2002 in

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from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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