Penticton Vees (senior)
The Penticton Vees are a former senior men's ice hockey team from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They played in the Okanagan Senior League from to 1951 to 1961. They represented Canada in the 1955 Ice Hockey World Championships where they won Canada's 16th world championship title. History The Penticton Vees were named for the victory, valiant, and vidette varieties of peaches grown in the Okanagan Valley. The first game played by the senior Penticton Vees was opening of Penticton Memorial Arena on October 25, 1951, versus the Vernon Canadians. The Vees played in the Okanagan Senior Hockey League, and in 1953, were crowned Champions of Western Canada. They almost won the Allan Cup in their second season in 1952-53, losing the final to the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen. The next season they went all the way to win the Allan Cup, beating the Sudbury Wolves in a series that went all seven games. The Vees were chosen represent Canada at the 1955 Ice Hockey World Championship ...
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Ice Hockey
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Soviet Union National Ice Hockey Team
The Soviet national ice hockey team was the national men's ice hockey team of the Soviet Union. From 1954, the team won at least one medal each year at either the Ice Hockey World Championships or the Olympic hockey tournament. After 1991, the Soviet team competed as the CIS team (part of the Unified Team) at the 1992 Winter Olympics. After the Olympics, the CIS team ceased to exist and was replaced by Russia at the 1992 World Championship. Later that year other former Soviet republics (Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine) established their own national teams. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) recognized the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia as the successor to the Soviet Union hockey federation and passed its ranking on to Russia. The other national hockey teams were considered new and sent to compete in Pool C. The IIHF Centennial All-Star Team included four Soviet-Russian players ...
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Defunct Ice Hockey Teams In Canada
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Ice Hockey Teams In British Columbia
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Penticton Vees
The Penticton Vees are a junior "A" ice hockey team from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League. The junior Vees were founded in 1961, sharing the name of the senior hockey team, the Penticton Vees. History The Junior Vees were one of the inaugural teams in the Okanagan-Mainline Junior A Hockey League (OMJHL), launched in 1961. The league became the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL) in 1967. Although it is commonly thought by many that the name "Vees" refers to "victory", the name actually represents the three types of local peaches (Vedette, Valiant and Victory). The Vees were Mowat Cup champions in 1968, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, as well as in 1986, when they were also Centennial Cup champions. After 26 years since their last RBC Cup appearance, the Vees advanced to the championship game in the 2012 RBC Cup in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, defeating the Woodstock Slammers 4–3 on a goal by Joey Benik to win the ...
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Ivan McLelland
Ivan Harold McLelland (born March 15, 1931) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Penticton Vees. He won a gold medal at the 1955 World Ice Hockey Championships in West Germany. In 2005, he was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. He was born in South Porcupine, Ontario (now part of Timmins, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...). References 1931 births Living people Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Penticton Vees players Ice hockey people from Timmins {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub ...
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Grant Warwick
Grant David "Knobby" Warwick was a professional ice hockey right winger who played 9 seasons in the National Hockey League. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1942. Grant is the brother of Bill Warwick. Playing career NHL career Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Warwick started playing with the hometown team Regina Abbots in the Southern Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. He gradually made his way up to the Regina Rangers of the Southern Saskatchewan Hockey League and won an Allan Cup with the team in 1940–41. Warwick made his NHL debut with the New York Rangers in 1941–42. In his first season of play, he was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy for top rookie in the league. In 1947–48 after seven seasons with the Rangers and playing in the 1947 NHL All-Star Game, Warwick was traded to the Boston Bruins for Billy Taylor and future considerations. The Bruins kept Warwick until 1948–49, when he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens. Early in the season in 1949–50, Warwi ...
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Bill Warwick
William Harvey "The Dapper Yapper" Warwick (November 17, 1924 – October 3, 2007) was a professional Canadian ice hockey forward. He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and Museum."Hall of Famer Warwick dead at 82,"
The Leader-Post; CanWest News Service, October 04, 2007.

Playing career

Born in , Warwick was one of three hockey-playing brothers which included Dick and . Sister
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George McAvoy
George Douglas McAvoy (June 21, 1931 – May 14, 1998) was a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 4 playoff games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1954–55 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1951 to 1966, was spent in the minor leagues. McAvoy also played for the Canadian national team at the 1955 World Championships, winning a gold medal. McAvoy was born in Edmonton, Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter .... He died on May 14, 1998.The death date of May 14, 1998 was confirmed in the Edmonton Journal dated May 15. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International References External links * 1931 births 1998 deaths Boston Olympics players Calgary Stampeders (WHL ...
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Connie Madigan
Cornelius Dennis "Mad Dog" Madigan (born October 4, 1934) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman notable for being the oldest rookie in National Hockey League (NHL) history. Dennis was born in Port Arthur, Ontario. After playing several years in senior leagues in Ontario and British Columbia in the late 1950s, Madigan had a lengthy career as a minor league star, most notably with the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Hockey League for three seasons in the early 1960s, and then for the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League for nine seasons. He won accolades as First Team league All-Star in 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969, Second Team All-Star in 1965, 1971 and 1972, as well as winning best defenceman honors in 1966. Beset with numerous injuries in the 1972–73 NHL season, the St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of th ...
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Edward Diachuk
Edward Henry Diachuk (August 16, 1936 — December 26, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 12 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1960–61 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1955 to 1963, was mainly spent in the minor Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior h .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1936 births 2017 deaths Canadian ice hockey left wingers Detroit Red Wings players Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players Ice hockey people from Alberta Los Angeles Blades (WHL) players People from Vegreville Sudbury Wolves (EPHL) players Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1930s-stub ...
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Jim Bedard (ice Hockey B
Jim Bedard may refer to: * Jim Bedard (ice hockey, born 1927) (1927–1994), Canadian ice hockey player *Jim Bedard (ice hockey, born 1956) James Arthur Bédard (born November 17, 1956) is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender. He was most recently the goaltending coach for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Career Originally drafted in 1976 by the Washi ...