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Doug Favell

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Douglas Robert Favell, born on 5 April 1945, is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who also played professional box lacrosse. In the National Hockey League he played for the Philadelphia Flyers, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies, and he is the only player selected in both the 1967 and 1979 NHL Expansion Drafts. He was one of the early goaltenders to use the butterfly style and was the first to wear a painted design on his mask, just before Halloween 1970. In lacrosse he played for the Detroit Olympics, the St. Catharines Golden Hawks and the Philadelphia Wings, and he was inducted into the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2005.

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    Douglas Robert Favell (born April 5, 1945)
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    is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Competed In: National Lacrosse League, Lacrosse
    St. Catharines Golden Hawks of the Major Series Lacrosse and the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League in 1974
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