Albert Victor Newsome (April 8, 1920 – May 17, 1979) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. He 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] He also played with the Edmonton Flyers and Edmonton Maple Leafs.[2]
Ab Newsome | |||||||||||
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Born |
Strathcona, Alberta, Canada | April 8, 1920||||||||||
Died |
May 17, 1979 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | (aged 59)||||||||||
Position | Centre | ||||||||||
Played for | Edmonton Mercurys | ||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||
Playing career | 1948–1963 | ||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys 1950". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Ab Newsome", Society for International Hockey Research Database. Retrieved August 1, 2015.