Art Dorrington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Art Dorrington
- Art Dorrington (March 13, 1930 – December 29, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. Dorrington became the first black hockey player to sign an NHL contract when he joined the New York Rangers organization in 1950.
- Despite putting up very good statistics in the minor leagues, he was never able to make it to the major league ranks.
- Dorrington played for the Atlantic City Seagulls of the Eastern Hockey League.
- In the late 1990s he created the Art Dorrington Ice Hockey Foundation, a program that teaches hockey to children from low-income families in Atlantic City.After retiring from hockey, Dorrington became a Sheriff's Officer with the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office.He died on December 29, 2017 at the age of 87.
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