Ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Rosters
The ice hockey team rosters at the 1948 Winter Olympics consisted of the following players:[1]
Austria
| Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Böhm | July 9, 1926 (aged 21) | N/A | |
| D/F | Franz Csöngei | September 13, 1913 (aged 34) | N/A |
| F | Fritz Demmer | April 17, 1911 (aged 36) | N/A |
| D | Egon Engel | December 1, 1918 (aged 29) | N/A |
| F | Walter Feistritzer | April 21, 1920 (aged 27) | N/A |
| F | Gustav Gross | January 19, 1926 (aged 22) | N/A |
| F | Adolf Hafner | January 5, 1926 (aged 22) | N/A |
| G | Fredl Huber | April 15, 1930 (aged 17) | N/A |
| F | Julius Juhn | December 19, 1921 (aged 26) | N/A |
| F | Oskar Nowak | March 25, 1913 (aged 34) | N/A |
| G | Hansjörg Reichel | July 20, 1922 (aged 25) | N/A |
| F | Hans Schneider | September 14, 1913 (aged 34) | N/A |
| F | Willibald Stanek | December 4, 1903 (aged 44) | N/A |
| F | Herbert Ulrich | September 14, 1921 (aged 26) |  Wiener EV
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| F | Fritz Walter | February 21, 1924 (aged 23) | N/A |
| F | Helfried Winger | October 23, 1921 (aged 26) | N/A |
| D | Rudolf Wurmbrandt | September 20, 1922 (aged 25) | N/A |
Canada
Head coach: Frank Boucher
| Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | Murray Dowey | January 3, 1926 (aged 22) |  Ottawa RCAF Flyers
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| D | Frank Dunster | March 24, 1921 (aged 26) | Ottawa RCAF Flyers
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| D | Roy Forbes | April 6, 1922 (aged 25) | Ottawa RCAF Flyers
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| F | Orval Gravelle | December 7, 1927 (aged 20) | Ottawa RCAF Flyers
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| F | Patrick Guzzo | October 14, 1914 (aged 33) | Ottawa RCAF Flyers
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| F | Wally Halder | September 15, 1925 (aged 22) | Ottawa RCAF Flyers
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| F | Thomas Hibberd | April 22, 1926 (aged 21) | Ottawa RCAF Flyers
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| G | Ross King | February 19, 1919 (aged 28) | Ottawa RCAF Flyers
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| D | Henri-André Laperrière | June 12, 1925 (aged 22) | Ottawa RCAF Flyers
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| F | Louis Lecompte | July 28, 1914 (aged 33) | Ottawa RCAF Flyers
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| F | George Mara (C) | December 12, 1921 (aged 26) | Ottawa RCAF Flyers
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| F | Albert Renaud | October 20, 1920 (aged 27) | Ottawa RCAF Flyers
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| F | Reginald Schroeter | September 11, 1921 (aged 26) | Ottawa RCAF Flyers
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| F | Irving Taylor | August 13, 1919 (aged 28) | Ottawa RCAF Flyers
|
Czechoslovakia
Head coach: Mike Buckna
| Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Vladimír Bouzek | December 3, 1920 (aged 27) |  Sokol II Třebíč
|
| F | Augustin Bubník | November 21, 1928 (aged 19) | LTC Praha
|
| F | Jaroslav Drobný | October 12, 1921 (aged 26) | LTC Praha
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| D | Přemysl Hajný | December 18, 1925 (aged 22) | LTC Praha
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| G | Zdeněk Jarkovský | October 3, 1918 (aged 29) | 1. CLTK Praha
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| F | Vladimír Kobranov | September 4, 1927 (aged 20) | 1. CLTK Praha
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| F | Stanislav Konopásek | April 18, 1923 (aged 24) | LTC Praha
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| G | Bohumil Modrý | September 24, 1916 (aged 31) | LTC Praha
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| D | Miloslav Pokorný | October 5, 1926 (aged 21) | LTC Praha
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| F | Václav Roziňák | December 7, 1922 (aged 25) | LTC Praha
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| D | Miroslav Sláma | August 3, 1917 (aged 30) | 1. CLTK Praha
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| F | Karel Stibor | November 5, 1924 (aged 23) | LTC Praha
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| D | Vilibald Šťovík | October 9, 1917 (aged 30) | LTC Praha
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| F | Ladislav Troják | June 15, 1914 (aged 33) | LTC Praha
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| D | Josef Trousílek | March 16, 1918 (aged 29) | LTC Praha
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| D | Oldřich Zábrodský | February 28, 1928 (aged 19) | LTC Praha
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| F | Vladimír Zábrodský (C) | March 7, 1923 (aged 24) | LTC Praha
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Great Britain
Head coach: 
Carl Erhardt
| Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Lennie Baker | September 13, 1918 (aged 29) | Brighton Tigers
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| D/F | George Baillie | May 19, 1919 (aged 28) | Streatham
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| F | Jimmy Chappell | March 3, 1915 (aged 32) | Brighton Tigers
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| F/D | Gerry Davey | September 14, 1914 (aged 33) | Wembley Lions
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| D | Fred Dunkelman | February 5, 1920 (aged 27) | Harringay Greyhounds
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| D/F | Art Green | May 12, 1921 (aged 26) | Wembley Lions
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| F | Frankie Green | November 16, 1918 (aged 29) | Wembley Lions
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| F | Frank Jardine | March 20, 1924 (aged 23) |  Glasgow Mohawks
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| D | Johnny Murray | January 27, 1924 (aged 24) | Wembley Lions
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| D/F | Johnny Oxley | December 29, 1922 (aged 25) | Wembley Lions
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| G | Stan Simon | July 9, 1920 (aged 27) | Wembley Lions
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| F | Bert Smith | September 6, 1925 (aged 22) | Fife Flyers
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| F | Archie Stinchcombe (C) | November 17, 1912 (aged 35) | Streatham
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| F | Tom "Tuck" Syme | May 15, 1928 (aged 19) | Dunfermline Vikings
|
Italy
Head coach: 
Othmar Delnon
| Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | Claudio Apollonio | August 21, 1921 (aged 26) | N/A |
| D/F | Giancarlo Bassi | February 23, 1926 (aged 21) | N/A |
| D | Mario Bedogni | November 22, 1923 (aged 24) |  Diavoli Rossoneri Milano
|
| D | Luigi Bestagini | August 28, 1919 (aged 28) | N/A |
| F/D | Giancarlo Bucchetti | August 25, 1925 (aged 22) | HC Milano
|
| F | Carlo Bulgheroni | June 6, 1928 (aged 19) | HC Milano
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| D/F | Ignazio Dionisi | February 27, 1913 (aged 34) | HC Milano
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| F | Arnaldo Fabris | August 16, 1916 (aged 31) | HC Milano
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| F | Vincenzo Fardella | May 8, 1926 (aged 21) | HC Milano
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| F/D | Aldo Federici | September 6, 1920 (aged 27) | HC Milano
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| F | Umberto Gerli | December 4, 1925 (aged 22) | HC Milano
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| F/D | Dino Innocenti (C) | November 6, 1913 (aged 34) | HC Milano
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| G | Constanzo Mangini | June 11, 1918 (aged 29) | HC Milano
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| F | Dino Menardi | August 23, 1923 (aged 24) | N/A |
| F | Otto Rauth | January 22, 1914 (aged 34) | Rotweiss Basel
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| D | Franco Rossi | January 2, 1916 (aged 32) | HC Milano
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| G | Gianantonio Zopegni | March 8, 1915 (aged 32) | HC Milano
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Poland
Head coach: Zbigniew Kasprzak
| Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | Henryk Bromowicz | February 22, 1924 (aged 23) |  Siemianowiczanka
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| F | Mieczysław Burda | April 19, 1916 (aged 31) | Cracovia Kraków
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| F/D | Stefan Csorich | September 25, 1921 (aged 26) | KTH Krynica
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| D/F | Zygmunt Ginter | January 12, 1918 (aged 30) | Legia Warszawa
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| F/D | Alfred Gansiniec | October 29, 1919 (aged 28) | Sila Giszowiec
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| D/F | Tomasz Jansiński | March 23, 1916 (aged 31) | Wisla Kraków
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| D | Mieczysław Kasprzycki (C) | December 13, 1910 (aged 37) | Cracovia Kraków
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| F | Adam Kowalski | December 19, 1912 (aged 35) | Cracovia Kraków
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| F | Eugeniusz Lewacki | January 24, 1926 (aged 22) | KTH Krynica
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| G | Jan Maciejko | January 2, 1913 (aged 35) | Cracovia Kraków
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| F | Czesław Marchewczyk | October 1, 1912 (aged 35) | Cracovia Kraków
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| F | Mieczysław Palus | August 31, 1921 (aged 26) | Legia Warszawa
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| G | Henryk Przeździecki | February 20, 1909 (aged 38) | Legia Warszawa
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| F | Hilary Skarżyński | June 18, 1925 (aged 22) | Siemianowiczanka
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| D | Maksymilian Więcek | September 18, 1920 (aged 27) | Cracovia Kraków
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| F | Ernest Ziaja | April 11, 1919 (aged 28) | Siemianowiczanka
|
Sweden
Head coach: Sven Bergqvist
| Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Stig Emanuel Andersson
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October 16, 1914 (aged 33) |  Atlas Diesels IF
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| D/F | Åke Andersson | June 8, 1918 (aged 29) | Hammarby IF
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| F | Stig Carlsson | January 17, 1924 (aged 24) | Södertälje SK
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| F | Åke Ericson | May 16, 1913 (aged 34) | IK Göta
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| F | Rolf Ericson-Hemlin | November 18, 1918 (aged 29) | Södertälje SK
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| F/D | Svante Granlund | February 1, 1921 (aged 26) | AIK
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| G | Arne Johansson | February 25, 1915 (aged 32) | Södertälje SK
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| D | Rune Johansson | August 13, 1920 (aged 27) | Hammarby IF
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| D | Gunnar Landelius | March 20, 1918 (aged 29) | Hammarby IF
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| F | Klas Lindström | October 27, 1920 (aged 27) | AIK
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| F | Lars Ljungman | April 1, 1918 (aged 29) | AIK
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| F | Holger Nurmela | October 28, 1920 (aged 27) | Hammarby IF
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| F | Bror Pettersson | January 31, 1924 (aged 23) | Hammarby IF
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| F | Rolf Pettersson | January 27, 1926 (aged 22) | Hammarby IF
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| G | Kurt Svanberg | September 26, 1913 (aged 34) | AIK
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| D | Sven Thunman | April 20, 1920 (aged 27) | Södertälje SK
|
Switzerland
Head coach: Wyn Cook
| Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | Hans Bänninger | March 17, 1924 (aged 23) | Zürcher SC
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| F | Alfred Bieler | April 18, 1923 (aged 24) | Zürcher SC
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| D | Heinrich Boller | September 6, 1921 (aged 26) | Zürcher SC
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| F | Ferdinand Cattini | November 27, 1916 (aged 31) | HC Davos
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| F | Hans Cattini (C) | January 24, 1914 (aged 34) | Montchoisi Lausanne HC
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| F | Hans Dürst | June 28, 1921 (aged 26) | HC Davos
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| F/D | Walter Dürst | February 28, 1927 (aged 20) | HC Davos
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| D | Emil Handschin | March 19, 1928 (aged 19) | Rotweiss Basel
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| D/F | Werner Lohrer | March 4, 1917 (aged 30) | EHC Arosa
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| F | Heini Lohrer | June 29, 1918 (aged 29) | Zürcher SC
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| G | Reto Perl | November 23, 1923 (aged 24) | HC Davos
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| F | Gebhard Poltera | December 14, 1923 (aged 24) | EHC Arosa
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| F | Ulrich Poltera | July 17, 1922 (aged 25) | EHC Arosa
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| D/F | Beat Rüedi | February 19, 1920 (aged 27) | HC Davos
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| F | Otto Schubiger | January 6, 1925 (aged 23) | Zürcher SC
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| F | Bibi Torriani (C) | January 10, 1911 (aged 37) | HC Davos
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| F | Hans-Martin Trepp | November 9, 1922 (aged 25) | EHC Arosa
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United States
Head coach: John Garrison
| Pos. | Name | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Robert Baker | December 21, 1926 (aged 21) |  Thief River Falls Thieves
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| F | Ruben Bjorkman | February 27, 1929 (aged 18) | Roseau High School
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| F | Bob Boeser | June 30, 1927 (aged 20) | St. John's Johnnies
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| F | Bruce Cunliffe | August 19, 1925 (aged 22) | Dartmouth Indians
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| F | Jack Garrity | April 1, 1926 (aged 21) | Boston University
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| F | Donald Geary | July 10, 1926 (aged 21) | N/A |
| G | Goodwin Harding (C) | December 11, 1920 (aged 27) | Harvard Crimson
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| D | Jack Kirrane | August 20, 1928 (aged 19) | Boston Olympics
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| F | Bruce Mather | July 25, 1926 (aged 21) | Dartmouth Indians
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| D | Al Opsahl | September 27, 1924 (aged 23) | Minnesota Golden Gophers
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| F | Fred Pearson | March 23, 1923 (aged 24) | Yale Bulldogs
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| D | Stanton Priddy | February 26, 1921 (aged 26) | Dartmouth Indians
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| F | Jack Riley | June 15, 1920 (aged 27) | Dartmouth Indians
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| F | Joe Riley | December 14, 1923 (aged 24) | Dartmouth Indians
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| F | Ralph Warburton | February 7, 1924 (aged 23) | Dartmouth Indians
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References
- ^ "Elite Prospects - Olympic Games (OG)". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
Sources
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Pres.
- Hockey Hall Of Fame page on the 1948 Olympics
- Wallechinsky, David (1988). The Complete Book of the Olympics. Penguin Books. pp. 614. ISBN 0-14-010771-1.
