- Don Deacon
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For the Canadian politician, see Donald Deacon.
Don Deacon Born June 2, 1913
Shawinigan Falls, PQ, CANDied December 25, 1943 (aged 30)
Vancouver, BC, CANHeight 5 ft 09 in (1.75 m) Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) Position Center Played for NHL
Detroit Red Wings
IHL
Detroit Olympics
IAHL
Pittsburgh Hornets
Indianapolis Capitals
AHL
Cleveland BaronsPlaying career 1935–1942 Donald John Deacon (June 2, 1913 in Regina, Saskatchewan – December 25, 1943) was a professional ice hockey winger who played parts of three seasons for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League from 1936–37 to 1939–40.
Deacon played 30 career NHL games scoring six goals and four assists for ten points. In his only two playoff games, he scored two goals and added an assist. Deacon died after falling from a balcony at a friend's Christmas party in Vancouver, British Columbia while on military leave in 1943.[1]
External links
Don Deacon's biography at Legends of Hockey
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