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TIL that Hall of Fame NHL player Red Kelly played part of his career while also serving as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons in Canada. In the 1963 election for his riding he beat another person associated with the NHL: Player agent and future convicted fraudster Alan Eagleson.

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