Stan Obodiac

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]

Stan Obodiac
Born (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
National team  Canada
Playing career 1938–1955
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 1951 Paris Ice hockey

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]

References
  1. "Lethbridge Maple Leafs 1951". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  2. "Stan Obodiac", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 4, 2015.
  3. "Gardens scrapbook ; Leafs leave much to think about after seven decades on Carlton St.". Toronto Star, February 13, 1999.
  4. "Literary mistress-of-all-trades Atwood shares $3,000 book prize". Toronto Star, February 18, 1977.


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