Alex Archer
Alexander " Sandy" Archer ( born May 1, 1910 in London, † 29 July 1997) was a British ice hockey player and coach, who in 1936 with his compatriot Olympic champion among others.
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Career
Alexander Archer, who with his coming from Scotland parents to Winnipeg, Canada, emigrated at the age of three years, returned in 1935 returned to Britain, where he received a contract with the Wembley Lions in the newly founded English National League, with whom he 1936 and 1937 each won the championship. In his five years with the Lions, he was also three times ( 1938-1940 ) were elected to the All-Star A team in the league. After a fractured skull, the attacker had to end his career prematurely in 1945. He then became a coach and took over in the aftermath first his former club, the Wembley Lions, and the Nottingham Panthers and the Murrayfield Racers, where he was in 1947 and in 1948 elected as a coach each in the All-Star B team ENHL.
Because of his service to the British Ice Hockey Archer was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993 as member of the national team in 1936. Four years later he died at the age of 87 years.
Internationally
For Britain Archer participated in the Olympic Winter Games in 1936 in Garmisch -Partenkirchen, and the World Championships in 1937 and 1938 in part. In total he played 24 caps for his country, in which he scored 24 points scorer, including 14 goals.