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Edmonton Mercurys
The Edmonton Mercurys ("Mercurys", "Mercs") were an intermediate-level senior ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada during the 1940s and 1950s. The team represented the Canada men's national ice hockey team twice, and won the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London and the gold medal in ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. History The Mercurys formed in 1949, and were named for the Mercury (automobile), Mercury automobile sold by dealer Jim Christianson, who established and sponsored the team.Michael McKinley. It's Our Game: Celebrating 100 Years Of Hockey Canada'. Penguin Canada; 28 October 2014. . p. 107–.Dan Robson. Quinn: The Life of a Hockey Legend'. Penguin Canada; 3 November 2015. . p. 29–. A number of the players were employees of the dealership, Waterloo Mercury. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marsh Darling
Marshall William Darling (January 31, 1919 – October 27, 2009) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. He won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, dedicated to the preservation and history of sports within the province. It was created in 1957 by the Alberta Amateur Athletic Union (AAAU). The museum ... in 2011. He previously played with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs and Edmonton athletic Club."Marsh Darling", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 1, 2015. References 1919 births 2009 deaths Canadian ice hockey right wingers {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Watt
Robert McDonald Watt (June 24, 1927 – May 11, 2010) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He was a member of the Edmonton Mercurys that won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 .... Awards and honors External links * Bob Watt's obituary 1927 births 2010 deaths AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Canadian ice hockey right wingers Ice hockey people from Alberta Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey People from Red Deer County {{Canada-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Stanley (ice Hockey)
Donald Russell Stanley (October 18, 1917 – September 21, 2001) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. He won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. He also played with the Edmonton Flyers, University of Alberta Golden Bears and Dartmouth RCAF hockey teams. Stanley later attended Harvard University where he earned master's and doctorate degrees in environmental engineering. He founded Stanley Associates Engineering in 1954, which later became Stantec Stantec Inc. is an international professional services company in the design and consulting industry. The company was founded in 1954, as ''D. R. Stanley Associates'' in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Stantec provides professional consulting servi .... References 1917 births 2001 deaths Canadian ice hockey left wingers Ice hockey people from Alberta Sportspeople from Edmon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Purvis
Allan Ruggles Purvis (January 9, 1929 – August 13, 2009) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played with the Edmonton Mercurys, a team which represented Canada and won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships and also won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He later became owner of Waterloo Ford, a local car dealership that had been the sponsor of his medal-winning hockey team. Biography Purvis was born in Trochu, Alberta. He moved with his family to Calgary and attended Western Canada High School there.Gerein, Keith"Al Purvis hockey leader, Edmonton automotive icon: Businessman earned Olympic gold" ''Edmonton Journal'', August 16, 2009. Accessed August 17, 2009. He was invited to join the Edmonton Mercurys when he was 19 years old, having played junior hockey for the Calgary Buffaloes. The Mercurys were sponsored by Waterloo Mercury, a local car dealership whose owner hired some of the team's players to work for his firm.Cosentino, Frank"Edmonton Mercury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ab Newsome
Albert Victor Newsome (April 8, 1920 – May 17, 1979) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. He won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, dedicated to the preservation and history of sports within the province. It was created in 1957 by the Alberta Amateur Athletic Union (AAAU). The museum ... in 2011. He also played with the Edmonton Flyers and Edmonton Maple Leafs."Ab Newsome", Society for International Hockey Research Database. Retrieved August 1, 2015. References 1920 births 1979 deaths Canadian ice hockey centres Ice hockey people from Edmonton {{Canada-icehockey-centre-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug MacAuley
Douglas William MacAuley (July 22, 1929 – September 2, 2009) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. He won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. He later played with the Spokane Flyers, Seattle Bombers, Victoria Cougars, Los Angeles Blades The Los Angeles Blades were a professional inline hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. The Blades played in Roller Hockey International from 1993–1997 and played their home games at the Great Western Forum. Two other franchises have us ..., and Portland Buckaroos."Doug MacAuley", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 1, 2015. References 1929 births 2009 deaths Canadian ice hockey right wingers Ice hockey people from Alberta Los Angeles Blades (WHL) players Portland Buckaroos players People from Drumheller Seattle Bombers players { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Manson
John Manson (born March 17, 1926)"Jack Manson", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 1, 2015. is a Canadian former ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. As a member of the Mercurys, he won the gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. Manson also played with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs and Edmonton Flyers. Manson later worked as a bricklayer and as a sales manager for a paper products company. In 2003, he was residing near Pigeon Lake, Alberta Pigeon Lake is a lake in central Alberta, Canada that straddles the boundary between Leduc County and the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10. It is located close to Edmonton, Leduc and Wetaskiwin. Communities located along the lakeshore include Pige ... and was writing a book on the history of the area.If these bricks could speak: Building blocks of history: inal EditionStaples, DavidVi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Lucchini
Leo Oswald Lucchini (August 12, 1927 – August 4, 1991) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. He won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. He also played with the San Francisco Shamrocks, New Westminster Royals, Rossland Warriors and Vernon Canadians."Leo Lucchini", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 1, 2015. His grandson Jake Lucchini is a professional player in the Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ... organization. References 1927 births 1991 deaths Canadian ice hockey left wingers Ice hockey people from Alberta {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Kilburn
Morley James Kilburn (November 22, 1922 – February 23, 2008) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. He won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, dedicated to the preservation and history of sports within the province. It was created in 1957 by the Alberta Amateur Athletic Union (AAAU). The museum ... in 2011. References 1922 births 2008 deaths Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan People from Rural Municipality Buffalo No. 409, Saskatchewan {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Gauf
Donald Valentine "Don" Gauf (January 1, 1927 – October 11, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He was a member of the Edmonton Mercurys that won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the .... References External linksbio 1927 births 2014 deaths Ice hockey people from Edmonton Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Canadian ice hockey defencemen {{Canada-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbur Delaney
Wilbert Gabriel Delainey (July 26, 1922 – November 13, 2000) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. He won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, dedicated to the preservation and history of sports within the province. It was created in 1957 by the Alberta Amateur Athletic Union (AAAU). The museum ... in 2011. He previously played with the Edmonton Maple Leafs and Camrose Maroons."Wilbur Delaney", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 1, 2015. References 1922 births Year of death missing Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan People from Rural Municipality Buffalo No. 409, Saskatchewan {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
