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Manitoba Organization: Winnipeg Falcons
This Winnipeg-based hockey team competed in the 1920 Olympics in Belgium, winning Canada’s first hockey championship. Some members of the team were as follows:
Member
Position
Year(s)
Herbert “Hebbie” Axford (1894-1974)
President
Harvey Thorvaldur Walter “Duke” Benson (1893-1971)
Robert John “Bobby” Benson (1894-?)
Left Defence
Jacob Walter “Wally” Byron (1894-1971)
Goal
William Blanchard “Babe” Elliott (1899-1950)
Goal (substitute)
Sigurdur Franklin “Frank” Fredrickson (1895-1979)
Centre
Vilhjalmur William “Bill” Fridfinnson (1890-1941)
Secretary-Treasurer
Kristjan “Chris” Fridfinnson (1898-1938)
Substitute
Magnus “Mike” Goodman (1898-1991)
Left Wing
Haldor “Hallie” “Slim” Halderson (c1899-1965)
Right Wing
Konrad “Konnie” Johannesson (1896-1968)
Right Defence
Frederick George “Steamer” Maxwell (1890-1975)
Manager
Gudmundur “Gordon” Sigurjonsson (1883-?)
Trainer
Alan Charles “Huck” Woodman (1899-1963)
Rover
In late 2022, a plaque in front of First Lutheran Church in Winnipeg was erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to commemorate the members of the Winnipeg Falcons, many of whom were members of the church or were married there.
Photos
The Falcon Hockey Club, Champions of the Senior Independent Hockey League (1914-1915)
Source: Julie Johannesson
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: First Lutheran Church (580 Victor Street, Winnipeg)
Manitoba Organization: Victoria Hockey Club
Sources:
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 15 November 2022
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