- Born May 31st, 1945 in Amherst, Nova Scotia
- Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Position: Center / Right Wing
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 21 goals and 21 assists for the Los Angeles Sharks during the 1972-73 season. Also during the 1972-73 season, he became the first black player to score a Hat-trick in a major league professional game. He accomplished the feat on March 1, 1973 against the Minnesota Fighting Saints in an 4-1 victory.
White's WHA career only lasted two more seasons, seeing him suit up for the Sharks in the 1973-74 WHA Season before moving on to the Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades franchise. In 145 WHA games, White recorded 38 goals and 46 assists.
Career Statistics[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1962-63 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | 38 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1963-64 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | 29 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| St. Paul Rangers | CPHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1964-65 | Winnipeg Rangers "C" | MJHL | 44 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 1965-66 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 66 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966-67 | Columbus Checkers | IHL | 62 | 24 | 42 | 66 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1967-68 | Columbus Checkers | IHL | 70 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1968-69 | Columbus Checkers | IHL | 72 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Providence Reds | AHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1969-70 | Providence Reds | AHL | 67 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1970-71 | Providence Reds | AHL | 68 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1971-72 | Providence Reds | AHL | 76 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972-73 | New York Raiders | WHA | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 57 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1973-74 | Los Angeles Sharks | WHA | 48 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Greensboro Generals | SHL | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1974-75 | Syracuse Blazers | NAHL | 46 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Michigan Stags / Baltimore Blades | WHA | 27 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| WHA Totals | 145 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Awards & Achievements[]
- Played in MJHL / SJHL All-Star Game (1964)
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