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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Alton White 1970.jpeg
| image_size =
| caption = White, circa 1970
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right wing]]/[[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]]
| played_for = [[New York Golden Blades|New York Raiders]]<br /> [[Los Angeles Sharks]]<br />[[Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades]]
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 175
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|5|31|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Amherst, Nova Scotia|Amherst]], [[Nova Scotia]], Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| career_start = 1965
| career_end = 1975
}}
'''Alton White''' (born May 31, 1945) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] player. He played three seasons in the [[World Hockey Association]] with the [[New York Golden Blades|New York Raiders]], [[Los Angeles Sharks]], and the [[Michigan Stags|Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/w/whiteal01.html|title = Alton White's player profile |publisher = Hockey Reference.com| access-date =2010-08-10}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==▼
▲'''Alton White''' ( born May 31st, 1945 in [[Amherst, Nova Scotia|Amherst]], [[Nova Scotia]]) is a retired professional Canadian 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]]. White is best known for being the second player of African descent, after Willie O'Ree, to have played on a professional ice hockey team and for being the first hockey player of African descent to score 20 goals in a single season for a major league hockey team. He scored 21 goals and 21 assists for the Los Angeles Sharks during the 1972-73 season. During the same 72-73 season, he became the first black player in history to score a [[Hat-trick]], three goals in a game, in a major league professional game.
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▲==External links==
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[[Category:Baltimore Blades players]]
[[Category:Black Canadian ice hockey players]]
[[Category:Canadian ice hockey forwards]]
[[Category:Greensboro Generals (SHL) players]]
[[Category:Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia]]
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[[Category:Los Angeles Sharks players]]
[[Category:Michigan Stags players]]
[[Category:New York Raiders players]]
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