Oscar "Ossie" Aubuchon was a professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 left winger

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 who played with the Boston Bruins

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 and New York Rangers

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 during two NHL

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 seasons. He was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec

Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec

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Playing career

Aubuchon began his career with the Montreal Jr. Canadiens in 1934 before moving to Britain. He returned to North America in 1939 and was signed by the Bruins for the 1942–43 NHL season

1942–43 NHL season

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, yet spent most of the season with Providence of the AHL

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. Nine games into the following season he was traded to the Rangers as a war replacement (had received a medical discharge). He would go on to play with other minor pro teams, as well as the Quebec Senior Hockey League

Quebec Senior Hockey League

The Quebec Senior Hockey League was an ice hockey league that operated between 1941 and 1959 in Québec, Canada. From 1941, it operated on an amateur basis, before becoming the semi-professional Quebec Hockey League in 1953...

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Oscar Aubuchon also coached the Drummondville Eagles and they won the Allan Cup in 1967. After his playing days he coached many years for amateur hockey teams in Quebec.