William Speechly (ice hockey)
William Speechly | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 July 1906 Pilot Mound, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Died | 13 July 1982 (aged 76) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Education | University of Manitoba Cambridge University Harvard University | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | History teacher | ||||||||||||
| Relatives | Harry M. Speechly (father) John Speechly (grandfather) | ||||||||||||
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| Military career | |||||||||||||
| Allegiance | Canada | ||||||||||||
| Service/ | Army | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Lieutenant | ||||||||||||
| Unit | Royal Winnipeg Rifles | ||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | World War II | ||||||||||||
William Grove Speechly (5 July 1906 – 13 July 1982) was a British-Canadian ice hockey player and educator who represented Great Britain at the 1928 Olympics.[1][2][3]
Biography
Speechly was born in
Anglican Bishop of Travancore and Cochin.[1][2] He graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1926,[4] travelling to the United Kingdom the following year to continue his studies at St John's College, Cambridge, where he remained for three years, studying classics.[3]
Whilst at Cambridge Speechly was captain of
1930 World Ice Hockey Championships.[1]
After completing his time at Cambridge, he pursued further study at
Luxton School and Gordon Bell High School in Winnipeg. During World War II, he served in the Royal Winnipeg Rifles as a lieutenant, fighting from the Normandy landings to the Battle of the Scheldt, during which he was seriously injured at the Leopold Canal.[4][3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "William Speechly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b Gray, Harold F. (September 1951). "Dr. Harry Martindale Speechly". Mosquito News. 11 (3): 177. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Johnian Winter Olympians". St John's College, Cambridge. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ NewspaperARCHIVE.
- ^ "Alumni of CUIHC". McGill University. 17 September 1998. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- William Speechly's profile at the UK Olympic Committee
- William Speechly's profile at Sports Reference.com
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