| Intro | Canadian ice hockey player | ||||
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Athlete Ice hockey player |
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| From | Canada | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 15 September 1953, Dresden, Canada | ||||
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10 March 2018 (aged 64 years) |
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| Star sign | Virgo | ||||
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Kenneth Lyle Houston (September 15, 1953 – March 10, 2018) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Originally drafted by the Atlanta Flames in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft, Houston played seven seasons for the franchise, including two after the team relocated to Calgary. He was traded along with Pat Riggin to the Washington Capitals following the 1981–82 NHL season.
Houston played for the Capitals until October 1983 when he was dealt along with Brian Engblom to the Los Angeles Kings in the trade that sent Larry Murphy to the Capitals. He retired at the end of the 1983–84 NHL season.
Houston died of cancer on March 10, 2018.
The hockey arena in Dresden, Ontario, the Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre, is named in his honour.