Alton White (born May 31, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played three seasons in the World Hockey Association with the New York Raiders, Los Angeles Sharks, and the Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades.[1]
| Alton White | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 White in 1966 card for Columbus Checkers of the IHL | |||
| Born |
May 31, 1945 Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing/Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
New York Raiders Los Angeles Sharks Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades | ||
| Playing career | 1965–1975 | ||
Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, White is best known for being the second player of African descent, after Willie O'Ree, to have played on a professional major league ice hockey team[2] and for being the first hockey player of African descent to score 20 goals in a single season for a major league team. He scored 20 goals and 21 assists for the Los Angeles Sharks during the 1972–73 season. During the same 1972–73 season, he became the first black player in history to score a hat-trick in a major league professional game, doing so on January 10, 1973 against the Chicago Cougars.[2][3] A leg injury, combined with the needs to support his growing family with a more stable environment, prompted him to retire in 1975 at the age of 29 to join the family construction business in British Columbia.[4]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1962–63 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | Statistics Unavailable | |||||||||||
| 1963–64 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | 29 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | St. Paul Rangers | CPHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965–66 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 66 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | Columbus Checkers | IHL | 62 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Columbus Checkers | IHL | 70 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | Providence Reds | AHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968–69 | Columbus Checkers | IHL | 72 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | Providence Reds | AHL | 67 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Providence Reds | AHL | 68 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Providence Reds | AHL | 76 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73 | New York Raiders | WHA | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 57 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1973–74 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 48 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Greensboro Generals | SHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 46 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades | WHA | 27 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 145 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ↑ "Alton White's player profile". Hockey Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
- 1 2 "Rink Rookie Makes Hockey History", Ebony, Johnson Publishing Company: 64–68, April 1973
- ↑ "The Complete World Hockey Association - 1972-73 Hat Tricks". Surgent.net. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ↑ Douglas, William (March 8, 2020). "Color of Hockey: White was quiet pioneer in WHA". NHL.com. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
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