Jack Manson

Jack Manson
Born 1925/1926 (age 90–91)
Canada
Position Goaltender
Played for Edmonton Mercurys
National team  Canada
Playing career 19461950

John Manson (born 1925 or 1926) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. He won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.[1] He also played with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs and Edmonton Flyers.[2] Manson later worked as a bricklayer and as a sales manager for a paper products company. In 2003, he was residing near Pigeon Lake, Alberta and was writing a book on the history of the area.[3]

References

  1. "Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys 1950". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  2. "Jack Manson", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 1, 2015.
  3. If these bricks could speak: Building blocks of history: [Final Edition] Staples, DavidView Profile. Edmonton Journal [Edmonton, Alta] 02 Nov 2003: D8.


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