Stan Obodiac
Canadian ice hockey player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stanley Obodiac (February 7, 1922 – November 3, 1984) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs. He won a gold medal at the 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships in Paris, France. The 1951 Lethbridge Maple Leafs team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.[1] He was the leading scorer of the 1951 World Championship tournament.[2]
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(1922-02-07)February 7, 1922 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||||||||||
Died |
November 3, 1984(1984-11-03) (aged 62) North York, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||
Position | Left wing | ||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||
Played for | Lethbridge Maple Leafs | ||||||||||
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Playing career | 1938–1955 | ||||||||||
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Following his career as a hockey player, he remained employed in hockey as public relations director for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Maple Leaf Gardens.[3] In this capacity, he wrote and published the history book The Leafs: The First 50 Years, which was a finalist for the Toronto Book Awards in 1977.[4]