Walter Monson

Walter Monson

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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nickname = Pop, Foxy
nationality = Canada
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birth_date = birth date|1909|11|29
birth_place = Winnipeg, MB, Canada
death_date = death date and age|1988|1|9|1909|11|29
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Walter George "Wally" Monson (November 29, 1909 – January 9, 1988) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He was a member of the Canadian ice hockey team which won the gold medal. He played all six matches and scored seven goals.

After playing amateur ice hockey with the Saint John Beavers and the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets, Monson went to the United Kingdom to play professional ice hockey with the Harringay Racers between 1936 and 1940. After World War II, Monson returned to Winnipeg where he coached the Winnipeg Monarchs to the Memorial Cup in 1946.

He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1955.

Awards & Achievements

*Olympic Gold Metalist (1932)
*MJHL First All-Star Team Coach (1953)
*Inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1955
*“Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

External links

*hockeydb|24806
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MONSOWAL01 Walter Monson's biography] at [http://www.databaseolympics.com/index.htm databaseOlympics.com]
* [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/honoured/players.html?category=9&id=147 Walter Monson's biography] at [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/index.html Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/hall_of_fame/monson.htm Walter Monson's biography] at [http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/main.htm British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame]

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NAME= Monson, Walter George
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH= 1909-11-29
PLACE OF BIRTH= Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DATE OF DEATH= 1988-01-09
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