Hassie Young
Appearance
Hassie Young | |||||||||||
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Born |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | March 23, 1924||||||||||
Died |
March 23, 2020 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 96)||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||
Played for | Edmonton Mercurys | ||||||||||
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Playing career | 1941–1952 | ||||||||||
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Harrison Stephens "Hassie" Young (March 23, 1924 – March 23, 2020) 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 UBC Thunderbirds and Los Angeles Ramblers.[2] Young died on his 96th birthday in 2020.[3]
References
- ^ "Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys 1950". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Hassie Young", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 1, 2015.
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