Don Gallinger

Donald Calvin Gallinger (April 10, 1925 — February 3, 2000) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 222 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins between 1942 and 1948. Born in Port Colborne, Gallinger was one of the league's youngest players when he broke into the NHL, playing on the "Sprout Line" of Boston with Bill Shill and Bep Guidolin. Gallinger's career was cut short when in 1948 Gallinger and former team-mate Billy Taylor were discovered gambling on their teams and banned for life by the NHL. They were reinstated in 1970 and these are the longest suspensions in NHL history. Before the suspension, Gallinger had established himself as an effective offensive NHL player and, as an excellent multi-sport athlete, had even been sought after to play professional baseball.