Don Stanley (ice hockey)
Donald Russell Stanley (October 18, 1917 – September 21, 2001) 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.[1] He also played with the Edmonton Flyers, University of Alberta Golden Bears and Dartmouth RCAF hockey teams.[2]
| Don Stanley | ||||||||||
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| Born |
October 18, 1917 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||
| Died |
September 21, 2001 (aged 83) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | |||||||||
| Position | Left wing | |||||||||
| Shot | Left | |||||||||
| Played for | Edmonton Mercurys | |||||||||
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| Playing career | 1935–1950 | |||||||||
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Stanley later attended Harvard University where he earned master's and doctorate degrees in environmental engineering. He founded Stanley Associates Engineering in 1954, which later became Stantec.[3]
References
- "Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys 1950". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- "Don Stanley", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 1, 2015.
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