Gordon Christian
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| Full name | Gordon Eugene Christian | |||||||||||||
| Born | November 21, 1927 Warroad, Minnesota, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Died | June 2, 2017 (aged 89) | |||||||||||||
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Gordon Eugene "Gordy" Christian (November 21, 1927 – June 2, 2017) was an American ice hockey player. He played with the University of North Dakota from 1947 to 1950, tying for scoring leader on the team in both the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons.[citation needed] He was a member of the silver medal winning 1956 United States Olympic ice hockey team. He was born in Warroad, Minnesota.
Personal life[]
Christian comes from a hockey playing family. His brothers were 1960 hockey gold medalists Bill Christian and Roger Christian and his nephew was 1980 gold medalist Dave Christian.[1]
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References[]
- ^ Wright, Cory (November 19, 2017). "The Golden Years". NHL.com. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gordy Christian". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
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