Ottawa RCAF Flyers

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Competitor for  Canada
Gold	1948 St. Moritz	Team competition

1948 RCAF Flyers

The RCAF Flyers was a senior amateur Canadian ice hockey team, based out of Ottawa. The club won the gold medal in the 1948 Winter Olympics. The club also won the Allan Cup Canadian championship in 1942.

In 2001 the Gold Medal winning team was honoured by the Canadian Forces when it was announced that the 1948 RCAF Flyers were selected as Canada’s greatest military athletes of the 20th century.^[1]

1948 Olympic Gold medalists

The IOC lists that all players, including reserves, were given an Olympic Gold Medal.

• Hubert Brooks^[1] (reserve)
• Murray Dowey, Toronto (goaltender)^[1]
• Frank Dunster, Montreal (defenceman)^[1]
• Roy Forbes, Vancouver (defenceman)^[1] (reserve)
• Andy Gilpin, Montreal (forward)^[1][2] (reserve)
• Jean Gravelle^[1]
• Patsy Guzzo^[1]
• Wally Halder^[1]
• Ted Hibberd^[1]
• Ross King, Portage la Prairie (goaltender)^[1][2] (reserve)
• Henri-André Laperrière, Ottawa (defenceman)^[1]
• John Lecompte, Ottawa (defenceman)^[1]
• Pete Leichnitz (reserve)^[1]
• George Mara^[1]
• Albert Renaud^[1]
• Reginald Schroeter^[1]
• Irving Taylor^[1]

Coach

• Sgt. Frank Boucher, Ottawa (nephew of Frank Boucher^[3][4])

Manager

• S/L Sandy Watson, Ottawa

Trainer

• Cpl George McFaul, Ottawa

Media

The book Gold Medal Misfits (Pat MacAdam, Manor House Publishing, 2008) chronicles the team's history with original articles from the area and interviews with surviving team members.

See also

• Canada men's national ice hockey team
• Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics
• Ice hockey in Ottawa
• List of Canadian national ice hockey team rosters
• Ottawa City Hockey League
• Quebec Senior Hockey League

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r} "Athletes Of The Century Chosen By The Military". Legion Magazine. 2001-01-01. http://www.legionmagazine.com/en/index.php/2001/01/athletes-of-the-century-chosen-by-the-military/. Retrieved 2010-07-03. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "The Hougen Group of Companies - A Yukon Tradition". Hougengroup.com. http://www.hougengroup.com/yukonHistory/nuggets_year/2000s.aspx?nugget=1948. Retrieved 2010-07-03. 
3. ^ "Frank Boucher's Minor League Photograph Collection". Classicauctions.net. 2005-05-31. http://www.classicauctions.net/Default.aspx?tabid=263&auctionid=17&lotid=134. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
4. ^ "History-1948 Winter". Tsn.ca. 1948-02-09. http://www.tsn.ca/olympics/feature/?fid=10268. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 

• List of 1948 Canadian Olympic Medal Winners
• GreatestHockeyLegends.com
• McLauchlin, Les. "Good God, Olympic Gold!", The Airforce, Spring, 1998. Accessed April 21, 2008.
• Iorfida, Chris. "Canada's quiet hockey heroes", CBC.ca, February 7, 2008.

Preceded by Port Arthur Bearcats

Canada men's Olympic ice hockey team 1948

Succeeded by Edmonton Mercurys