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Position
  
Left Wing

Role
  
Hockey player

Career end
  
1980

Name
  
Dennis Hextall

Career start
  
1967


Playing career
  
1967–1980

Weight
  
79 kg

Shot
  
Left

Height
  
1.8 m

Siblings
  
Bryan Hextall Jr.

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Born
  
April 17, 1943 (age 81) Poplar Point, MB, CAN (
1943-04-17
)

Played for
  
Los Angeles KingsNew York RangersCalifornia Golden SealsMinnesota North StarsDetroit Red WingsWashington Capitals

Education
  
University of North Dakota

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Dennis Hextall (born April 17, 1943) is a former professional hockey forward who spent most of his career with the Minnesota North Stars and Detroit Red Wings. He is the son of Bryan Hextall, brother of Bryan Hextall Jr., uncle of the 1987 Conn Smythe Trophy winner goalie Ron Hextall and sportscaster Leah Hextall, and grand uncle of AHL player Brett Hextall.

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Personal

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Hextall was born in Poplar Point, a community in Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie located 33 km to the northeast of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1943.

Career

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Dennis played two years at the University of North Dakota followed by brief stints in the EHL, CSHL, and American Hockey League. The left-winger broke into the NHL with the New York Rangers during the 1968 playoffs. The next few years he jumped back and forth between the AHL and NHL, spending time with the Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and California Golden Seals. He would secure a spot with the North Stars in 1972. Hextall played five seasons with the North Stars followed by another four with the Detroit Red Wings. His final two seasons were spent with the Washington Capitals where he retired with 681 games under his belt. In his thirteen NHL seasons he recorded a total of 153 goals, 350 assists, 503 points, and 1398 penalty minutes.

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Hextall is currently on the board of directors of the Detroit Red Wings alumni team, and is active in its efforts to raise money for children's charities in Metro Detroit. He is also the coaching director for the Victory Honda AAA hockey club. In September 2009, Hextall was named the President and Commissioner of the International Hockey League, a mid-level minor hockey league based in the northern Midwestern United States.

Awards and honours

  • AHL Second All-Star Team (1969)
  • Played in NHL All-Star Game (1974 & 1975)
  • “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
  • References

    Dennis Hextall Wikipedia


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