Walter Lawrence "Gus" Kyle (September 11, 1923 – November 17, 1996) was a Canadian

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who played 203 games in the

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for the

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and

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between 1949 and 1952. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1941 to 1956, was spent in different amateur and minor leagues. Kyle scored six goals in his NHL career, five of them for the New York Rangers. His other goal was his lone tally for Boston. It occurred on January 13, 1952 in Boston's 5-4 home win over the Chicago Black Hawks. Following the close of his playing career, Kyle coached in the minor professional

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and

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between 1957 and 1964. He later spent some two decades on the

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broadcasting team. Gus is the brother of

Bill Kyle William Miller Kyle (December 23, 1924 – April 17, 1968) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played three games in the National Hockey League, with the New York Rangers during the 1949–50 and 1950–51 seasons. The rest of his ...

. Prior to the NHL, Kyle was a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman during the years 1942 - 1947, when he purchased his discharge to play professional hockey.

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Regular season and playoffs

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