Herman Edward Murray (December 5, 1909 – November 27, 1998) was a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

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 ...

. Murray was the Captain of the 1936

Port Arthur Bearcats The Port Arthur Bearcats (Bear Cats) were a senior amateur ice hockey team based in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada – now part of the city of Thunder Bay – from the early 1900s until 1970. Before settling on the nickname of Bearca ...

, which won the silver medal for

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 tot ...

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 ...

. He scored five goals in eight matches at that tournament. Following the Olympics, Murray finished his playing career with 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 ...

, and was a member of that team when it won the

1939 Allan Cup The 1939 Allan Cup was the Canadian senior ice hockey championship for the 1938–39 season. Final Best of 5 *Port Arthur 6 Montreal 4 *Port Arthur 3 Montreal 1 *Montreal 6 Port Arthur 4 *Port Arthur 6 Montreal 5 Port Arthur Bearcats beat Mon ...

. In 1987 he was inducted into the

Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame The Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, established in 1978 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, is dedicated to the people of Northwestern Ontario who have achieved greatness in sport. It is located on 219 South May Street in Downtown Fort W ...

as a member of the 1936 Olympic team.

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* 1909 births 1998 deaths Canadian ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Montreal Ice hockey players at the 1936 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Winter Olympics Montreal Royals (QSHL) players Montreal Victorias players Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Canada {{Canada-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub