Alexander Kowalski (ice hockey)
Aleksander Marek Kowalski (born 7 October 1902 in Warsaw, † April 3, 1940 in Katyn ) was a Polish ice hockey player.
Career
Aleksander Kowalski worked in parallel with his career as a hockey player for the Polish Ministry of Railways as well as a city savings bank. With AZS Warsaw, he won 1926-1931 five consecutive Polish league titles. During World War II he served as a reservist with the rank of lieutenant in the Polish Army and fell into Soviet captivity. On April 3, 1940 he was murdered in the wake of the massacre at Katyn by the NKVD.
Internationally
For the Polish national ice hockey team Kowalski participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 1928 in St. Moritz and 1932 in Lake Placid. Overall, he played 31 international matches for poles of 1926 until 1932.