Pat Marsh (ice hockey)
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British Ice Hockey Association | |
Awards | British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame Paul Loicq Award |
Pat Marsh (1933/1934 – 3 May 2017) was a British
Career
Marsh first attended an ice hockey game in 1950. She began working for
Marsh occasionally travelled with BIHA junior teams, and was in Barcelona when the Great Britain men's national under-18 ice hockey team won a gold medal in 1986.[2] Marsh also worked in the IIHF office for more than 20 years.[3] She represented the BIHA and Great Britain at annual IIHF congresses.[2]
Later life
Marsh retired from her position as secretary of the BIHA in 1987, after 24 years of service, and was succeeded by David Pickles.[2] At the time she was remembered as being "well-liked but now overworked".[4] After retiring, she continued as a special consultant for the BIHA until 1999.[2] Marsh was inducted into British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame for her contributions to ice hockey in Great Britain.[4] She also received the Paul Loicq Award in 2002, for her work in international ice hockey.[2][3][5]
Marsh died on 3 May 2017 at the age of 83, which would indicate she was born in either 1933 or 1934.[2] Past BIHA president Freddie Meredith remarked that Marsh devoted a lifetime to the sport of ice hockey, and that its growth in Great Britain during the 1980s and the 1990s would have been impossible without Marsh's efforts, saying that "she was truly the first lady of British Ice Hockey". The funeral for Marsh was scheduled for 12 May 2017, in Kent.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Bunny Ahearne Team Staff Profile". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "R.I.P. Pat Marsh". Ice Hockey UK. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ a b "2002 Paul Loicq Award". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2002. Archived from the original on 21 October 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ a b Roberts, Stewart (2015). "History of British Ice Hockey". The Ice Hockey Annual. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "International Ice Hockey Federation Hockey Hall of Fame". Hockeycentral. International Ice Hockey Federation. 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2018.