Haldor Halderson
Appearance
Haldor Halderson | |||
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Born |
Winnipeg, MB, CAN | January 7, 1898||
Died | August 1, 1965 | (aged 67)||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Detroit Cougars (NHL) Toronto St. Pats/Maple Leafs (NHL) | ||
National team | Canada | ||
Playing career | 1921–1937 |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing Canada | ||
1920 Antwerp | Team competition |
Harold "Slim" Halderson (January 7, 1898 – August 1, 1965) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Icelandic immigrants.
Slim was the right wing for the Winnipeg Falcons, the Canadian team which won the gold medal. Slim then joined the Victoria Cougars and helped them win the Stanley Cup in 1925.
Awards and achievements
- Allan Cup Championship (1920)
- Olympic Gold Metalist (1920)
- PCHA Second All-Star Team (1922)
- PCHA First All-Star Team (1923)
- Stanley Cup Championship (1925)
- AHA First All-Star Team (1930, 1936, and 1937)
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
External links
- Haldor Halderson career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Haldor Halderson's biography at databaseOlympics.com
- Haldor Halderson biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)
- Falcons
- Haldor Halderson's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Harold's Memorial on Find-a-grave.com
Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1965 deaths
- Canadian people of Icelandic descent
- Detroit Cougars players
- Sportspeople from Winnipeg
- Ice hockey players at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Olympic ice hockey players of Canada
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Stanley Cup champions
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Winnipeg Falcons players
- Winnipeg Monarchs players
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1900s births stubs
- Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics