Defenseman Paul Hurley, he of the rocket shot, played for Boston College, making first team All-American in 1969. He played several years of minor league hockey. In 1967-68 he split his time between the US National team and the Concord Eastern Olympics of the New England Hockey League. He then played for three seasons, from 1968-71 with the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League, although early in 1969, he got into his one and only NHL game with the Boston Bruins, recording an assist in that game. After playing one year with the Boston Braves in the American Hockey League in 1971-72, Hurley played six years of major league hockey in the World Hockey Association. He played for four years with the New England Whalers (1972-76), finishing out his career in 1976-77 with the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Cowboys in minor leagues.
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