Harry Allen (ice hockey)

Harold John Allen (January 23, 1923 – August 2, 1990) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys.

Harry Allen
Allen, circa 1946
Born	(1923-01-23)January 23, 1923 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Died	August 2, 1990(1990-08-02) (aged 67) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Left
Played for	Edmonton Mercurys
National team	Canada
Playing career	1940–1952
Medal record Men's ice hockey 1950 London Ice hockey

Career

Allen won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.^[1] Allen, the brother of Keith Allen, also played in the PCHL for the Los Angeles Monarchs and Oakland Oaks.^[2] He later coached the Edmonton Oil Kings, and was named Edmonton's Sportsman of the Year after his Oil Kings team appeared in the 1959–60 Memorial Cup. Allen died on August 2, 1990, at the age of 67.^[3]

References

1. "Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys 1950". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
2. "Harry Allen", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 1, 2015.
3. Edmonton sports personality Harry Allen dies at age 67: [Final Edition] Edmonton Journal [Edmonton, Alta] August 3, 1990: B4.