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Don Whiston
Biographical details
Born(1927-06-19)June 19, 1927
Lynn, Massachusetts, US
DiedJuly 11, 2020(2020-07-11) (aged 93)
Ipswich, Massachusetts, US
Playing career
1948–1951Brown
Position(s)Goaltender
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1952–1955Brown
Head coaching record
Overall27–27–1
Medal record
Men's Ice Hockey
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Oslo Team

Donald Francis Whiston (June 19, 1927 – July 11, 2020)[1] was an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.[2] Afterwards he coached at Brown for three seasons.

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Brown Bears Independent (1952–1955)
1952–53 Brown 6-11-0
1953–54 Brown 12-8-0
1954–55 Brown 9-8-1
Brown: 27-27-1
Total: 27-27-1

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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Awards and honors

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Award Year
AHCA First Team All-American 1950–51
All-NCAA All-Tournament First Team 1951 [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Donald Whiston obituary". Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  2. ^ Sports Reference
  3. ^ "Brown Men's Hockey Season-by-Season Results". Brown Bears. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  4. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
1951
Succeeded by