Magnus Goodman
Magnus "Mike" Goodman (18 March 1898 – 18 July 1991) was an Icelandic-Canadian athlete. He was a member of the Winnipeg Falcons ice hockey team, who represented Canada at the 1920 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal.[1]
| Magnus Goodman | |||
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 Goodman at the 1920 Olympics. | |||
| Born |
March 18, 1898 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
July 18, 1991 (aged 93) Dade City, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Selkirk Fishermen Winnipeg Falcons Duluth Hornets Kansas City Pla-Mors Wichita Blue Jays Kansas City Greyhounds Wichita Skyhawks Coral-Gables Seminoles | ||
| National team |
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| Playing career | 1917–1939 | ||
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Life
Goodman was born in 1898 to Icelandic immigrant Gísli Guðmundsson and Ólöf Björnsdóttir.[2] He distinguished himself in ice hockey as well as swimming and speed skating. As a young man he joined the Winnipeg Falcons, an amateur hockey team largely made up of Icelanders excluded from Winnipeg's other teams. His position was left wing. In 1920 the team won the Allan Cup and the right to represent Canada at the 1920 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic Games to feature hockey. The Falcons went on to defeat Sweden to win the gold medal. Goodman was known to carry his gold medal in his pocket at all times.
In 1938 he served as player-coach for the Coral Gables Seminoles of the Miami-based Tropical Hockey League, an early attempt to establish Hockey in the Southern United States.[3] He died in Miami in 1991 at the age of 93, the last surviving member of the Winnipeg Falcons.
Awards and achievements
- Allan Cup Championship (1920)
- Olympic Gold Medalist (1920)
- AHA Championships (1927 & 1934)
- "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1919–20 | Winnipeg Falcons | MHL-M | statistics unavailable | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1919–20 | Winnipeg Falcons | Al-Cup | statistics unavailable | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1923–24 | Duluth Rangers | USAHA | statistics unavailable | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1925–26 | Duluth Hornets | CHL | 32 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Duluth Hornets | AHA | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1927–28 | Duluth Hornets | AHA | 40 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Duluth Hornets | AHA | 38 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Duluth Hornets | AHA | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Duluth Hornets | AHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | AHA | 41 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1931–32 | Kansas City Pla-Mors | AHA | 45 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Duluth Hornets / Wichita Blue Jays | AHA | 40 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Kansas City Greyhounds | AHA | 38 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Kansas City Greyhounds | AHA | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1935–36 | Wichita Skyhawks | AHA | 41 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Wichita Skyhawks | AHA | 35 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Wichita Skyhawks | AHA | 45 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Coral Gables Seminoles | THL | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| USAHA/CHL/AHA totals | 528 | 109 | 78 | 187 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Head coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Division Rank | Result | ||
| Duluth Hornets / Wichita Blue Jays | 1932–33 | 42 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 34 | 4th | Missed playoffs |
| Kansas City Greyhounds | 1933–34 | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 52 | 2nd | Won Championship |
| Kansas City Greyhounds | 1934–35 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 46 | 2nd | Lost in finals |
| Wichita Skyhawks | 1935–36 | 48 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 6th | Missed playoffs |
| Wichita Skyhawks | 1935–36 | 48 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 36 | 5th | Missed playoffs |
| Wichita Skyhawks | 1935–36 | 48 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 46 | 3rd | Lost in Round 1 |
| Coral Gables Seminoles | 1938–39 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1st (no playoffs) | |
| Total | 296 | 135 | 149 | 12 | 270 | |||
References
- "Magnus Goodman". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- "Íshokkílið Fálkanna og forsvarsmenn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 February 2002. p. B4. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- McKinley, Michael (2009). Hockey: A People's History. Random House Digital. p. 124. ISBN 978-0771057717. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Mike Goodman's biography at databaseOlympics.com
- Falcons