Walter Monson
George Walter " Wally " Monson ( born November 29, 1908 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, † January 9, 1988 ) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. In the 1932 Olympics he won the gold medal as a member of the Canadian national team.
Career
Wally Monson began his career as a hockey player at the Elmwood Millionaires. In the 1930/31 season he played for the Selkirk Fishermen. There, the striker was able to convince a scorer, and he took part in 1932 with the Winnipeg Hockey Club at the Olympic Winter Games. After the tournament, he returned for a year to the Selkirk Fishermen. Later he was also on the St. John Beavers in the Maritime Hockey League as well as for the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League.
From 1936 to 1940 Monson played in the UK for the Harringay Racers from the English National League. In the four years he scored 56 goals in official competitions and 86 assists for Harringay. Later he worked for the British as an assistant coach. After the Second World War, he returned to his Canadian homeland, where he served as head coach of the Canadian Ukrainian Athletic Club Blues and the Winnipeg Monarchs of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. With the Monarchs, he won the Memorial Cup in 1946 as a coach. In 1955, the Canadian was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.
Internationally
For Canada, Monson attended the 1932 Olympics in part in Lake Placid, where he won the gold medal with his team.