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rdfs:comment | - Kilrea played junior hockey with the University of Ottawa in 1935-36 and senior hockey with the Pontiac, Michigan team in the Michigan-Ontario League the next two seasons. The Detroit Red Wings signed him as a free agent in 1938. He made it to only one game with the Wings in 1938-39 but that increased to 40 games the next season. He split the next two seasons between the Wings and their Indianapolis Capitals farm team. In 1942-43 Kilrea returned to senior hockey with several teams in Ottawa, especially the Allan Cup-winning Ottawa Commandos.
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abstract | - Kilrea played junior hockey with the University of Ottawa in 1935-36 and senior hockey with the Pontiac, Michigan team in the Michigan-Ontario League the next two seasons. The Detroit Red Wings signed him as a free agent in 1938. He made it to only one game with the Wings in 1938-39 but that increased to 40 games the next season. He split the next two seasons between the Wings and their Indianapolis Capitals farm team. In 1942-43 Kilrea returned to senior hockey with several teams in Ottawa, especially the Allan Cup-winning Ottawa Commandos. In 1943-44 he went back to the Wings for 14 games - his last in the NHL. Kilrea played in the minor pros and senior hockey until his retirement in 1951.
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