Alton White (born May 31, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played three seasons in the World Hockey Association with the New York Raiders, Los Angeles Sharks, and the Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades.
Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, White is best known for being the second player of African descent, after Willie O'Ree, to have played on a professional major league ice hockey team and for being the first hockey player of African descent to score 20 goals in a single season for a major league team. He scored 20 goals and 21 assists for the Los Angeles Sharks during the 1972–73 season. During the same 1972–73 season, he became the first black player in history to score a hat-trick in a major league professional game, doing so on January 10, 1973 against the Chicago Cougars. A leg injury, combined with the needs to support his growing family with a more stable environment, prompted him to retire in 1975 at the age of 29 to join the family construction business in British Columbia.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1962–63 Winnipeg Rangers MJHLStatistics Unavailable 1963–64Winnipeg Rangers MJHL 29 23 12 35 10 — — — — — 1963–64St. Paul Rangers CPHL — — — — — 3 0 1 1 01965–66Fort Wayne Komets IHL 66 17 25 42 26 6 1 0 1 01966–67Columbus Checkers IHL 62 24 42 66 19 — — — — —1967–68Columbus Checkers IHL 70 37 38 75 41 4 0 3 3 01968–69Providence Reds AHL 7 1 0 1 2 9 1 0 1 01968–69Columbus Checkers IHL 72 35 50 85 8 3 2 2 4 01969–70Providence Reds AHL 67 24 24 48 14 — — — — —1970–71Providence Reds AHL 68 29 32 61 25 9 3 4 7 21971–72Providence Reds AHL 76 30 34 64 18 5 0 0 0 01972–73New York Raiders WHA 13 1 4 5 2 — — — — —1972–73Los Angeles Sharks WHA 57 20 17 37 22 6 1 0 1 01973–74Los Angeles Sharks WHA 48 8 13 21 13 — — — — —1973–74Greensboro Generals SHL 8 1 4 5 4 — — — — —1974–75Syracuse BlazersNAHL 46 26 29 55 36 — — — — —1974–75Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades WHA 27 9 12 21 8 — — — — — WHA totals 145 38 46 84 45 6 1 0 10
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