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Curling At The 1932 Winter Olympics
Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Winter Olympics. The curling venue was the Olympic Indoor Arena in Lake Placid, New York. Eight teams from two countries (4 American teams and 4 Canadian Teams) competed in this event. The matches were held on February 4 and 5, 1932. Each of the Canadian teams played against each of the American teams. Event summary The medalists were from the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. The highest placed American team was from Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ... in 4th place. The other American teams were from New York, Michigan and Massachusetts. Teams Teams representing Canada: Teams representing the United States: Standings Draw 1 ''Afternoon, February 4'' Draw 2 ''Evening, Feb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herb Brooks Arena
The Herb Brooks Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Lake Placid, New York. This surface, along with the USA Rink, was built for the 1980 Winter Olympics. About The arena hosted various events during the 1980 Winter Olympics, most famously the ice hockey tournament that saw the United States' 4–3 victory over the Soviet Union, the game commonly referred to as the Miracle on Ice. In 2005, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the American victory, the arena was named after the late Herb Brooks, who coached the American team during the 1980 Olympics. Other events the arena hosted during the 1980 games include figure skating events and the closing ceremony. The arena has been used several times for college hockey championships in the United States. It hosted the 1984 and 1988 men's NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship, commonly referred to as the Frozen Four. The arena has hosted the NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship as well, in 2007. From 1993 to 2002, the arena annually hosted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leonard (curler)
John or Jack Leonard may refer to: *John Leonard (songwriter), early 19th century radical poet and songwriter, probably born in Gateshead *John Leonard (critic) (1939–2008), American literary, television, film, and cultural critic *John Leonard (poet) (born 1965), Australian poet * John Leonard (Gaelic footballer) (born 1976), Gaelic footballer * John Leonard (canoeist) (born 1948), New Zealand sprint canoeist * John Leonard (judge) (1926–2002), British judge *Johnny Leonard (1903–1995), Australian rules footballer * John B. Leonard (1864–1945), American civil engineer * John J. Leonard, American roboticist and professor at MIT *Jack Leonard (footballer) (1876–?), English footballer *Jack Leonard (hurler) (1873–1938), Irish hurler *Jack E. Leonard (1910–1973), American comedian and actor * John E. Leonard (1845–1878), United States Representative from Louisiana * J. William Leonard, director of the Information Security Oversight Office *John Leonardi (1541–1609), Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York (state)
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state by area. With 20.2 million people, it is the fourth-most-populous state in the United States as of 2021, with approximately 44% living in New York City, including 25% of the state's population within Brooklyn and Queens, and another 15% on the remainder of Long Island, the most populous island in the United States. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east; it has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. New York City (NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and around two-thirds of the state's popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut [Massachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət],'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine to the east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York (state), New York to the west. The state's capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city, as well as its cultural and financial center, is Boston. Massachusetts is also home to the urban area, urban core of Greater Boston, the largest metropolitan area in New England and a region profoundly influential upon American History of the United States, history, academia, and the Economy of the United States, research economy. Originally dependent on agriculture, fishing, and trade. Massachusetts was transformed into a manuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario is a primary geographic and quasi-administrative region of the Canadian province of Ontario, the other primary region being Southern Ontario. Most of the core geographic region is located on part of the Superior Geological Province of the Canadian Shield, a vast rocky plateau located mainly north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River, Lake Nipissing, and the Mattawa River. The statistical region extends south of the Mattawa River to include all of the District of Nipissing. The southern section of this district lies on part of the Grenville Geological Province of the Shield which occupies the transitional area between Northern and Southern Ontario. The extended federal and provincial quasi-administrative regions of Northern Ontario have their own boundaries even further south in the transitional area that vary according to their respective government policies and requirements. Ontario government departments and agencies such as the Growth Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Fraser (curler)
Donald or Don Fraser may refer to: Law and politics * Donald F. Fraser (1872–1946), Canadian politician * Donald M. Fraser (British politician) (born 1904), British politician, chair of the Common Wealth Party * Donald J. Fraser (1908–1982), Canadian politician in Nova Scotia * Donald M. Fraser (1924–2019), U.S. congressman from Minnesota * Donald Fraser (Ohio politician) (1927–2010), American politician; member of the Ohio House of Representatives Religion * Donald Allan Fraser (1793–1843), Scottish Presbyterian minister in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland * Donald B. Fraser (1868–1952), British religious minister and political activist * Donald Fraser (missionary) (1870–1933), Scottish missionary in Africa Sports * Donald Fraser (footballer) (fl. 1889–1890), Scottish footballer * Don Fraser (footballer, born 1882) (1882–1963), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood * Don Fraser Sr. (1901–1978), Australian rules footballer for Oakleigh and Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lawton (curler)
George Lawton may refer to: * George Lawton (canoeist) (1911–?), British Olympic canoeist * George Lawton (footballer, born 1862) (1862–1930), English footballer for Stoke * George Lawton (footballer, born 1880) (1880–?), English footballer for Stoke * George Lawton (settler) (1607–1693), early settler of Portsmouth in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations * George M. Lawton George Morrison Lawton (August 3, 1886 – September 30, 1941) was an American football player and coach. He played at the Fullback (gridiron football), fullback and Punter (American football), punter positions for the University of Michigan footb ... (1886–1941), American football player and coach * George Willis Lawton, American architect and partner at Saunders and Lawton {{hndis, Lawton, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Willett
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Curtis (curler)
Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Senate Majority Leader from 1924 to 1929. A member of the Kaw Nation born in the Kansas Territory, Curtis was the first Native American and first person with acknowledged non-European ancestry to reach either of the highest offices in the federal executive branch. Based on his personal experience, Curtis believed that Indians could benefit from mainstream education and assimilation. He entered political life when he was 32 years old and won several terms from his district in Topeka, Kansas, beginning in 1892 as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives. There, he sponsored and helped pass the Curtis Act of 1898, which extended the Dawes Act to the Five Civilized Tribes of Indian Territory. Implementation of the Act completed the endin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pryde
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
