Hugh Miller Farquharson (November 4, 1911 – March 27, 1985) was a Canadian

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player who competed in the

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. He graduated from

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with a BA in 1931 and a Bachelor of Common Law in 1934. He played forward with the

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from 1927 to 1934 and a co-captain in 1931-32. While playing at McGill, he led the Redmen to four championships in six seasons. Although Farquharson was a member of the

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

. Farquharson was

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's leading scorer with 11 goals to help Canada win the silver Olympic medal. In 1987 he was inducted into the

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as a member of that Olympic team, and he was made a member of the McGill Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Farquharson, Hugh 1911 births 1985 deaths Ice hockey players at the 1936 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Canada