George Francis Scholes (November 24, 1928, Toronto – November 18, 2004, Mississauga) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics. He played as a left winger.[1][2] He went by many nicknames, such as "Caker", "Prioritizer", and "Blue Shorts". He was also known to also be a boxer and went to school in London, Ontario to study nutrition.[citation needed]
| George Scholes | ||||||||||||||
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| Born |
November 24, 1928 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||
| Died |
November 18, 2004 (aged 75) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Left winger | |||||||||||||
| Played for |
Toronto St. Michael's Majors (1946) Oshawa Generals (1946-48) Quebec Aces (1948-51) Moncton Hawks (1951-53) Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (1953-57) Windsor Bulldogs (1957) | |||||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | |||||||||||||
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Scholes attended St. Michael's College School in Toronto, where he played on the Buzzers hockey team from 1943 to 1946, followed by one game with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors in 1946. He won the Allan Cup with the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen in 1955, a win that led the team to be chosen as the national hockey team at the 1956 Winter Olympics. The team won the bronze medal for Canada,[2][3] with Scholes playing all eight matches of the competition.[2]
References
edit- ^ Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- ^ a b c "George Scholes". Olympedia. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ Holland, Dave (2008). Canada's Olympic Hockey History, 1920-2010. Fenn Publishing Company Ltd. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-55168-323-2.
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