Donald John Deacon (June 2, 1913 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada – December 25, 1943) was a professional ice hockey winger who played parts of three seasons for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League from 1936–37 to 1939–40.

Deacon played 30 career NHL games scoring six goals and four assists for ten points. In his only two playoff games, he scored two goals and added an assist. Deacon died after falling from a balcony at a friend's Christmas party in Vancouver, British Columbia while on military leave in 1943.^[1]

[edit] External links

Don Deacon's biography at Legends of Hockey

• Don Deacon: Hockey Database

[edit] See also

• List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career

[edit] References

1. ^ [1] Deacon at Find A Grave.

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