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Oscar Hanson, 87, Canadian-born American ice hockey player (Chicago Black Hawks).
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|Oscar Edward "Ossie, King Oscar" Hansen (December 27, 1909 – February 17, 1998) was a Canadian-born ice hockey centre. He played for the St. Louis Flyers, Minneapolis Millers and St. Paul Saints between 1930 and 1942, as well as eight games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1937–38 season.
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Oscar Hansen (most newspapers spelled the name Hanson) was the most news printed athlete in Minnesota during his time and was the AHA league scoring champion in 1936–37 with 33 Goals in 47 games (62 Points), and again in 1938–39 with 37 goals in 48 games (1938–39 Oscar had 89 Points). Oscar was the best of the six Hansen brothers (who all played for Augsburg College in Minnesota. The Hansen brothers were the first line for the American Olympic Team in 1928.
Oscar Hansen holds a college ice hockey record with three goals in one minute at Augsburg College in Minnesota (USA).
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