Jim Russell (ice hockey)

James Russell (March 31, 1918 – September 3, 1977) was a Canadian ice hockey player.

Jim Russell
Russell pictured circa 1938
Born (1918-03-31)March 31, 1918
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died September 3, 1977(1977-09-03) (aged 59)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Sudbury Wolves
Buffalo Bisons
St. Louis Flyers
New Westminster Royals
National team  Canada
Playing career 1936–1951
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 1938 PragueIce hockey
Silver medal – second place 1949 Stockholm Ice hockey

Early life

Russell, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, played junior hockey in Guelph, Ontario. After junior, played hockey in the Maritimes, with the Saint John Beavers, Glace Bay Miners, and North Sydney Victorias. He then served in the Canadian Army during World War II, playing on Army hockey teams in Vancouver and Toronto.[1]

Career

As a member of the Sudbury Wolves, he was a member of the 1938 Team Canada that won a gold medal at the 1938 World Ice Hockey Championships in Prague. Russell also captained the Wolves team that won a silver medal at the 1949 World Ice Hockey Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. He also played professionally with the Buffalo Bisons, St. Louis Flyers of the American Hockey League (in the 1944–45 season) as well as the New Westminster Royals in the Pacific Coast Hockey League (1947–48 season).

References
  1. "Jim Russell", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 4, 2015.


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