Hayward Alan Roger "Rod" Plaxton (June 2, 1904 – December 20, 1963) was a Canadian
ice hockey
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player who competed in the
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...
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In 1928 he was a member of the
University of Toronto Grads, the Canadian team which won the gold medal with two cousins
Herbert
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and
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References
External links
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Roger Plaxton at databaseOlympics.com
1904 births
1963 deaths
Canadian ice hockey players
Ice hockey players at the 1928 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1928 Winter Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Canada
Olympic ice hockey players for Canada
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Toronto Varsity Blues ice hockey players
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