Bob Carse

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Postcard of Bob Carse (Montreal, 1947).

Robert Allison "Bobby" Carse (b. July 19, 1919 in Edmonton, Alberta - d. July 27, 1999) was a professional ice hockey forward who played 165 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks and Montreal Canadiens of the NHL. Carse also played for the following minor league teams during his career: Providence Reds, Kansas City Americans and Edmonton Flyers.

His career was interrupted by World War II military service. In 1944, Carse was captured by German forces after inflicted by a gunshot wound to his shoulder. After 6 months of marching from camp to camp, Carse had lost 60 pounds from malnutrition.^[1] After returning from Europe, his rights were traded from the Black Hawks to the Canadiens.

Carse was inducted into the Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame in 1976 for his on-ice career with the Cleveland Barons, service as an AHL Linesman and the organization of the Parma Hockey Program.^[2] He was also inducted into the Cleveland Barons Hall of Fame (1971).

References

↑ "The Plain Dealer, Thursday, 29 July 1999".
↑ "Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved 10 July 2012.

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Name	Case, Bob
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	July 19, 1919
Place of birth	Edmonton, Alberta
Date of death	July 27, 1999
Place of death

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