Stephen Donald Rope (February 2, 1929 – July 28, 2009) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and 1960 Winter Olympics.
| Donald Rope | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 2, 1929 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
July 28, 2009 (aged 80) Cambridge, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 1952–1960 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Canada
| ||
 |
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Ice hockey |
 |
1960 Squaw Valley | Ice hockey |
Rope was a member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen who won the bronze medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics[1] and the silver medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics.[2]
Rope was a valuable member of his community in Galt (later Cambridge), Ontario, Canada. He was the head of the boys' physical education department at Glenview Park Secondary School for more than three decades. He helped establish the city's minor hockey program, a tennis club, and hiking trails. After his death in 2009, admirers erected a stone monument in Cambridge's Churchill Park in Rope's honour. It stands adjacent to Duncan McIntosh Arena. It describes him as "an Olympian on the ice...an inspiration in the community."
References
edit- ^ Holland, Dave (2008). Canada's Olympic Hockey History, 1920-2010. Fenn Publishing Company Ltd. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-55168-323-2.
- ^ Holland, Dave (2008). Canada's Olympic Hockey History, 1920-2010. Fenn Publishing Company Ltd. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-55168-323-2.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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