David John Neville (September 5, 1908 – October 14, 1991) was a

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ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

player who competed in the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

. Although Neville was a member of the

Royal Montreal Hockey Club The Royal Montreal Hockey Club, also known as the Montreal Royals, was a Canadian amateur ice hockey club formed in Montreal, Quebec, in 1932. It operated various teams in men's junior and senior leagues until 1961. The senior team of the club wo ...

, the Canadian ice hockey selection committee for the 1936 Winter Olympics chose to add Neville (along with teammates

Hugh Farquharson Hugh Miller Farquharson (November 4, 1911 – March 27, 1985) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. He graduated from McGill University with a BA in 1931 and a Bachelor of Common Law in 1934. He played for ...

and

Ralph St. Germain Ralph Emerson St. Germain (January 19, 1904 – August 2, 1974) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. Although St. Germain was a member of the Royal Montreal Hockey Club, the Canadian ice hockey selection ...

) to join the

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to represent

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ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, was the fifth Olympic Championship, also serving as the tenth World Championships and the 21st European Championships. The British national ice h ...

. Neville scored eight goals in eight games to help

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win the silver Olympic medal.Dave Neville at Sports Reference
/ref> In 1987 he was inducted into the

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as a member of that Olympic team.

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* 1908 births 1991 deaths Canadian ice hockey forwards Ice hockey players at the 1936 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Winter Olympics Montreal Royals (QSHL) players Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Canada Ice hockey people from Hamilton, Ontario {{canada-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub