Stanley Obodiac (February 7, 1922 – November 3, 1984) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs. He won a gold medal at the 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships in Paris, France. The 1951 Lethbridge Maple Leafs team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.[1] He was the leading scorer of the 1951 World Championship tournament.[2]
| Stan Obodiac | |||||||||||
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| Born |
February 7, 1922 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||||||||||
| Died |
November 3, 1984 (aged 62) North York, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||
| Position | Left wing | ||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||
| Played for | Lethbridge Maple Leafs | ||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 1938–1955 | ||||||||||
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Following his career as a hockey player, he remained employed in hockey as public relations director for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Maple Leaf Gardens.[3] In this capacity, he wrote and published the history book The Leafs: The First 50 Years, which was a finalist for the Toronto Book Awards in 1977.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Lethbridge Maple Leafs 1951". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Stan Obodiac", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 4, 2015.
- ^ "Gardens scrapbook ; Leafs leave much to think about after seven decades on Carlton St.". Toronto Star, February 13, 1999.
- ^ "Literary mistress-of-all-trades Atwood shares $3,000 book prize". Toronto Star, February 18, 1977.
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