Bill Klatt
Bill Klatt | |||
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Born |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | October 16, 1947||
Died |
December 23, 2011 Afton, Minnesota, USA | (aged 64)||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Minnesota Fighting Saints | ||
National team | United States | ||
Playing career | 1969–1979 |
William Gerald Klatt (October 16, 1947 – December 23, 2011) was an American professional ice hockey player. He played 143 regular season games in the World Hockey Association for the Minnesota Fighting Saints between 1972 and 1974.
Klatt moved overseas to play in Austria following the 1974–75 season and also was a member of the United States national team at the 1976 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Katowice.
Klatt died on December 23, 2011, of leukemia aged 64.[1]
Awards and honors
[edit]Award | Year | |
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All-WCHA Second team | 1967–68 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bill Klatt, who excelled for Gophers and Fighting Saints, dies at 64". StarTribune.com. 1968-01-13. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
- The Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey Association by Scott Surgent, Xaler Press, ISBN 0-9644774-4-0
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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