Neil Colville
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Colville joined the Rangers\' farm team in 1934 and quickly made his way to the pros by 1936, centreing the "Bread Line" with his brother and Alex Shibicky, where he played until World War II. During the war, he and his brother were stationed in Ottawa and played on the army\'s Ottawa Commandos team, winning the Allan Cup in 1942.\n', '
After the war, they both returned the Rangers, this time as defencemen, the first pairs of brothers to ever do so in the NHL. Neil was adept at both defence and offense. Previously, he was erroneously reported here to be the first player to be named to All-Star Teams as both a forward and a defenseman; though he did indeed accomplish the dual feat, the first to do so was the venerable Dit Clapper in 1931/1938.\n', "
He retired in 1949 and became the Rangers' youngest coach a year later, but he was forced to resign due to health problems halfway through…
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