Carl Kaiser
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Carl Joseph Kaiser -- known in his professional hockey listings as simply "Carl Kaiser" -- was born in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
on April 8, 1927. Kaiser was born into a large family, and as a youth demonstrated athletic ability, particularly in hockey
.
According to statistics maintained at hockeyDB.com, Kaiser played for the following teams:
Most notably, Kaiser played for the Vancouver Canucks
during the 1950s (1952 through 1957) as left defenceman. He was selected to the Vancouver Canucks 1950s All Decade Team for his work at that position, and he is in the Vancouver Canucks Hall of Fame for that time period.
During his playing years, Kaiser stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall with a playing weight of 200 pounds (90.7 kg). Kaiser shot left and also enjoyed amateur success in other sports including baseball
and golf
as a hobby. He retired in 1963.
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
on April 8, 1927. Kaiser was born into a large family, and as a youth demonstrated athletic ability, particularly in hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
.
According to statistics maintained at hockeyDB.com, Kaiser played for the following teams:
- 1945-46 San Diego SkyhawksSan Diego SkyhawksThe San Diego Skyhawks were a professional ice hockey team in San Diego, California. They were a member of the Pacific Coast Hockey League from 1948 to 1950. They played their home games in the Glacier Gardens....
, - 1946-47 Brandon Elks,
- 1947-48 Minneapolis MillersMinneapolis MillersThe Minneapolis Millers were an American professional minor league baseball team that played in Minneapolis, Minnesota, until 1960. In the 19th century a different Minneapolis Millers were part of the Western League.The team played first in Athletic Park and later Nicollet Park.The name Minneapolis...
, - 1948-49 San Francisco Shamrocks,
- 1948-49 Minneapolis Millers,
- 1949-50 Minneapolis Millers,
- 1950-51 Denver FalconsDenver FalconsThe Denver Falcons were the first professional ice hockey team in Colorado. They were a member of the United States Hockey League. Playing their home games at the University of Denver Ice Arena, the team had a memorable season in Denver, starting with winning Colorado's first professional hockey...
, - 1951-52 Saskatoon QuakersSaskatoon QuakersThe Saskatoon Quakers were an ice hockey team that was based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team existed from 1945 until 1959, and again from 1965-1971, playing in various senior and minor-professional leagues during that time. The Quakers represented Canada in 1934 World Ice Hockey...
, - 1952-53 Saskatoon-Vancouver,
- 1952-53 Vancouver CanucksVancouver CanucksThe Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
, - 1953-54 Vancouver Canucks,
- 1954-55 Vancouver-Saskatoon,
- 1955-56 Vancouver Canucks,
- 1956-57 Vancouver Canucks,
- 1957-58 Victoria CougarsVictoria CougarsThe Victoria Cougars were a major league professional ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from 1922 to 1924, and in the Western Hockey League from 1924 to 1926...
, - 1958-59 Victoria Cougars,
- 1959-60 Philadelphia RamblersPhiladelphia RamblersThe Philadelphia Ramblers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ramblers played for six seasons during the infancy of the American Hockey League from 1935 to 1941.-History:...
, - 1959-60 Victoria Cougars,
- 1960-63 Spokane Comets.
Most notably, Kaiser played for the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
during the 1950s (1952 through 1957) as left defenceman. He was selected to the Vancouver Canucks 1950s All Decade Team for his work at that position, and he is in the Vancouver Canucks Hall of Fame for that time period.
During his playing years, Kaiser stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall with a playing weight of 200 pounds (90.7 kg). Kaiser shot left and also enjoyed amateur success in other sports including baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
and golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
as a hobby. He retired in 1963.