Walter Monson
Ice Hockey, Olympic athlete
1909 – 1988
Who was Walter Monson?
Walter George "Wally, Pop" Monson was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.
In 1932 he was a member of the Winnipeg Hockey Club, which won the Olympic gold medal for Canada. He played all six matches and scored seven goals.
After playing amateur ice hockey with the Saint John Beavers and the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets, Monson went to the United Kingdom to play professional ice hockey with the Harringay Racers between 1936 and 1940. After World War II, Monson returned to Winnipeg where he coached the Winnipeg Monarchs to the Memorial Cup in 1946.
He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1955.
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- Born
- Nov 29, 1909
Winnipeg - Nationality
- Canada
- Lived in
- Winnipeg
- Died
- Jan 9, 1988
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on July 23, 2013
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