Jack Manson
Jack Manson | ||||||||||
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Born |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | March 17, 1926|||||||||
Position | Goaltender | |||||||||
Played for | Edmonton Mercurys | |||||||||
National team | Canada | |||||||||
Playing career | 1946–1950 | |||||||||
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John Manson (born March 17, 1926)[1] was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. He won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.[2] He also played with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs and Edmonton Flyers.[1] Manson later worked as a bricklayer and as a sales manager for a paper products company. In 2003, he was residing near Pigeon Lake, Alberta and was writing a book on the history of the area.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Jack Manson", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 1, 2015.
- ^ "Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys 1950". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ If these bricks could speak: Building blocks of history: [Final Edition] Staples, DavidView Profile. Edmonton Journal [Edmonton, Alta] 02 Nov 2003: D8.
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