Charles Uksila, Jr. (October 12, 1887 – March 4, 1964) was an American professional hockey player. He played for the Portland Rosebuds and Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He was a native of Calumet, Michigan, where he started his hockey career. Prior to playing with Portland, he was a member of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. He was a member of the Rosebuds team that played the Montreal Canadiens in the 1916 Stanley Cup Finals.[2]
| Charlie Uksila | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
October 12, 1887 Calumet, MI, USA | ||
| Died |
March 4, 1964 (aged 76) Mountain View, CA, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left[1] | ||
| Played for |
Portland Rosebuds Vancouver Millionaires | ||
| Playing career | 1907–1919 | ||
Uksila retired from professional hockey after the 1918–19 season, and then worked as a fancy skating instructor at the Connaught Skating Club in Vancouver.[3] He also toured in Australia where he performed as a figure skater alongside his sister in Sydney and Melbourne.[4]
He died in Mountain View, California,[5][6] in 1964. He was of Finnish descent.[7]
References
edit- Sproule, Bill (December 2021). "Charles Uksila: From the Copper Country to the Ice Capades". The Hockey Research Journal. 22. Society for International Hockey Research.
Citations
edit- ^ The Sunday Oregonian, Dec. 5 1915, pg. 4
- ^ "Official rules for ice hockey, speed skating, figure skating and curling". New York: American sports publishing company.
- ^ "Former Portland Hockey Player Is Now an Instructor" Oregon Daily Journal. Oct. 21, 1921. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "Charlie Uksila back from the antipodes" Vancouver Sun. Oct. 22, 1920 (pg. 4). Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "Ex-Ice Capades Stage Manager Dies at 76". The Peninsula Times Tribune. Palo Alto, CA. March 5, 1964. p. 2. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Uksila". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, BC. March 9, 1964. p. 29. Retrieved January 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Charles W UKSILA". Legends of Australian Ice. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
External links
edithttp://cchockeyhistory.org/legends/U.htm
https://hockeygods.com/images/6521-Vancouver_Millionaires_Charles_Uksila
http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2014/09/charles-uksila.html?m=1