- George Abel
George Abel (
February 23 ,1916 -April 16 ,1996 ) was a Canadianice hockey player. He played centre for theEdmonton Mercurys , representing Canada in the1952 Winter Olympics , and won agold medal .George was born and raised in
Melville ,Saskatchewan . He played minor hockey while growing up and joined theFlin Flon Bombers in 1937. In 1946, he returned to Melville to join his brothers Don and Lawrence in operating Abel's Cartage.In 1950, George joined the
Melville Millionaires . He played for Melville until 1952, gaining a provincial reputation as an exceptional stickhandler and goal-scorer. For a time, he both coached the team and played simultaneously. At this time, George was known as "Mr. Hockey" in Saskatchewan.In 1952, he accepted an invitation to join the Edmonton Mercurys to play as Canada's hockey team in the 1952 Olympics. The Mercurys toured Europe for three months, playing 50 or 51 games, where George earned the nickname "Mr. Production". In Olympic competition at
Oslo ,Norway , he scored the winning goal in the final game, securing the gold medal forCanada .George returned to Melville for the remainder of his life, staying active in
fastball ,softball ,curling andfishing . He retired from Abel's Cartage in 1971.External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=TAYLOIRV01 bio]
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009649]
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