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Name
  
Herb Wakabayashi


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Died
  
June 1, 2015, Sapporo, Japan

Osamu "Herb" Wakabayashi (December 23, 1944 – June 2, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.

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He was born in Neys, Ontario and moved to Chatham, Ontario, where he excelled at both hockey and baseball. In 1964 Herb entered Boston University where he played freshman hockey. In his sophomore year, he moved up to varsity where he set a Boston University and ECAC record for assists in a season with 51. In the same year he was named the most valuable player of The Beanpot.

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The following year his accolades continued when he was named to the All America, All East and All New England first teams, as well as the Most Valuable Player on his team and Athlete of the Year of the University. As a senior, he again received All American and All New England honors. He finished his illustrious career with the most assists in Terrier history with 90 and second all time scorer with 145 points. Also in his senior year he played baseball where he hit .367 leading the Terriers to the regional finals of the ECAC playoffs.

In 1972 Herb and his brother Mel moved to Japan where they represented the Japanese National Hockey team. He played in 3 Olympics, including the 1980 games at Lake Placid. He carried the Japanese flag at the opening ceremony of the 1980 Winter Olympics. He died on June 2, 2015 in Sapporo, Japan.

References

Herb Wakabayashi Wikipedia


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