Ernest John Collett (March 3, 1895 – December 21, 1951) was a Canadian

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player who competed in the

1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (french: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 ( frp, Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, Franc ...

Early life

Collett was born in

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. Before joining the Toronto Granites, he played in the amateur leagues for the Toronto Riverside Hockey Club, Toronto Crescents, Toronto Newman Hall, and Toronto Parkdale.

Career

Collett was a member of the

Toronto Granites The Toronto Granites were an amateur senior ice hockey team from Toronto, Ontario. The Granites were Allan Cup champions in 1922 and 1923. They were chosen to represent Canada at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. The Granites won the se ...

team, which won a gold medal for Canada in

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. He was also Canada's first ever flag bearer at opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics.Canadian Olympic flag-bearers

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. 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-23.

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databaseOlympics.com profile
1895 births 1951 deaths Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey players at the 1924 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic ice hockey players of Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey People from the Regional Municipality of York {{Canada-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub