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Pat Stapleton, former Blackhawks defenseman, dies at 79

| April 13, 2020 12:03 AM

TORONTO (AP) — Pat Stapleton, the former NHL defenseman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the winning goal of the 1972 Summit Series, has died. He was 79.

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