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Murray Dowey

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Murray Dowey
Personal information
Full nameMurray Albert Dowey
Born (1926-01-03) January 3, 1926 (age 98)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sport
Country Canada
SportIce hockey
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Gold medal – first place 1948 St. Moritz Ice hockey

Murray Albert Dowey, sometimes referred to as Murray Downey (born January 3, 1926), is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He was a member of the Ottawa RCAF Flyers who won the gold medal in ice hockey for Canada at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.[1] In 2001 Dowey was honoured by the Canadian Forces when it was announced that the 1948 RCAF Flyers were selected as Canada's greatest military athletes of the 20th century.[2]

Career statistics

International

Bolded numbers indicate tournament leader

Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1948 Canada men's national ice hockey team 1948 Winter Olympics 8 7 0 1 478 5 5 0.63

Sources: [3]

References

  1. ^ Olympic Games Winner Reference Book
  2. ^ "Athletes Of The Century Chosen By The Military". Legion Magazine. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  3. ^ "Murray Dowey". Murray Dowey at QuantHockey.com. Quanthockey. Retrieved April 9, 2019.