Art Dorrington (March 13, 1930 – December 29, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre.

Dorrington became the first black hockey player to sign a National Hockey League (NHL) contract when he joined the New York Rangers organization in 1950. Despite putting up very good statistics in the minor leagues, he was never able to make it to the major league ranks. Dorrington played for the Atlantic City Seagulls of the Eastern Hockey League.

Art Dorrington

After retiring from hockey, Dorrington joined the Atlantic County Sheriff's Office. In the late 1990s he created the Art Dorrington Ice Hockey Foundation, a program that teaches hockey to children from low-income families in Atlantic City.

Art Dorrington

He died on December 29, 2017, at the age of 87 in Atlantic City.

Art Dorrington

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1930 births

2017 deaths

Black Canadian ice hockey players

Black Nova Scotians

Boston Olympics players

Canadian emigrants to the United States

Canadian ice hockey centres

Eastern Hockey League players

Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia

Johnstown Jets players

Johnstown Jets (IHL) players

People from Truro, Nova Scotia

Washington Lions players