Sandy Air
Canadian ice hockey player (1928–2024)
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Alexander Douglas Air (March 25, 1928 – February 4, 2024) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played with the Whitby Dunlops, and won a gold medal at the 1958 World Ice Hockey Championships in Oslo, Norway.[1] Air died in Alliston, Ontario on February 4, 2024, at the age of 95.[2]
Born
March 25, 1928
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
February 4, 2024 (aged 95)
Alliston, Ontario, Canada
Height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight
165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
| Sandy Air | |||||||||||
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| Born |
March 25, 1928 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||
| Died |
February 4, 2024 (aged 95) Alliston, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||
| Position | Right wing | ||||||||||
| Shot | Right | ||||||||||
| Played for |
Whitby Dunlops Milwaukee Clarks Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen Moncton Hawks Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 1944–1960 | ||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1946-47 | Stratford Kroehlers | OHA | 25 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947-48 | Oshawa Generals | OHA | 29 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948-49 | Milwaukee Clarks | IHL | 32 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | ||
| 1949-50 | Milwaukee Clarks | EHL | 49 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1950-51 | Moncton Hawks | MSHL | 18 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950-51 | Kansas City Cowboys/Royals | USHL | 36 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951-52 | Boston Olympics | EHL | 66 | 30 | 50 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1952-53 | Washington Lions | EHL | 39 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1953-54 | Niagara Falls Cataracts | OHASr | 46 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956-57 | Whitby Dunlops | OHASr | — | 22 | 26 | 48 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957-58 | Whitby Dunlops | OHASr | — | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958-59 | Whitby Dunlops | OHASr | — | 17 | 25 | 42 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Totals | 340 | 158 | 248 | 406 | 114 | 32 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 20 | ||||
