Edmonton Mercurys
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Senior ice hockey
Senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition for players too old to play junior ice hockey. The top senior amateur teams in Canadian leagues compete annually for the Allan Cup....
-A ice 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...
team that played in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1940s and 50s. Known as the Forgotten Team, the Mercurys won the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London
London
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, England
England
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, and the gold medal
Gold medal
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at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics
The Ice hockey medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Games were mainly played at the Jordal Amfi Arena, as well as the stadiums at Dælenenga, Kadettangen, Marienlyst and Lillestrøm...
in Oslo
Oslo
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, Norway
Norway
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— the last Canadian team to win the gold until 2002 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the E Center in West Valley City and Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah. Both the men's and women's tournaments were won by Canada, defeating the host USA in both games.-Men:...
.
Louis Holmes
Louis Holmes
Louis Charles Carter "Lou" Holmes was a professional ice hockey centre who played 56 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks from 1931 to 1933. He was born in Rushall, England. After his playing career, Holmes coached the gold medal winning Edmonton Mercurys at the 1952...
coached the team in 1952. The Mercurys were inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2002.
1952 Olympic gold medalists
- George AbelGeorge AbelCompetitor for CanadaGeorge Gordon Abel was a Canadian ice hockey player. He played centre for the Edmonton Mercurys, representing Canada in the 1952 Winter Olympics, and won a gold medal....
, John Davies, Billy Dawe, Robert Dickson, Donald GaufDonald GaufDonald Valentine Gauf is an Canadian ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...
, William Gibson, Ralph HanschRalph HanschRalph Lawrence Hansch was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender.He was born and died in Edmonton, Alberta.Hansch won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...
, Robert MeyersRobert Meyers (ice hockey)Robert Roderick Meyers is an Canadian ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...
, David Miller, Eric PatersonEric PatersonEric Paterson is an Canadian ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...
, Thomas PollockThomas PollockThomas Pollock was a Canadian ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.-References:...
, Allan PurvisAllan PurvisAllan Ruggles Purvis was a Canadian ice hockey player who played with the Edmonton Mercurys, a team which represented Canada and won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships and also won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics...
, Gordon Robertson, Louis SeccoLouis SeccoLouis John Secco is a Canadian ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.-External links:**...
, Francis Sullivan, and Bob Watt
See also
- Canada men's national ice hockey team
- Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter OlympicsIce hockey at the 1952 Winter OlympicsThe Ice hockey medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Games were mainly played at the Jordal Amfi Arena, as well as the stadiums at Dælenenga, Kadettangen, Marienlyst and Lillestrøm...
- Ice hockey at the Olympic GamesIce hockey at the Olympic GamesIce hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics...
- List of Canadian national ice hockey team rosters
- List of ice hockey teams in Alberta
External links
- 3-3 tie gives Mercurys Olympic Hockey Crown, Edmonton Journal, February 25, 1952
- Edmonton Mercurys page from canoe.ca's 2002 Winter Olympics page
- Edmonton Mercurys at the Canadian Encyclopedia