Athlete.
Born at Winnipeg on 25 March 1924, son of Bill Summers (?-?) and Simona “Mona” Grant (1894-1963), he was educated locally. After military service in the Second World War, he played the 1945 season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
He enjoyed a lengthy career in hockey, playing as a defenceman for the Calder Cup champion Providence Reds in 1949; for the President’s Cup and Edinburgh Trophy champion Winnipeg Warriors of 1956; for the International Hockey League’s Turner Cup champions the St. Paul Saints in 1960-1961; and for the Allan Cup champion Winnipeg Maroons in 1964. He subsequently spent many years as a hockey scout, with the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, and San Jose Sharks, drafting stars like Marcel Dionne and Brian Leetch. He was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame (1993) and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (1995).
He died at the Grace Hospital on 15 July 1999 and his cremains were spread at War Eagle Lake.
Birth registration [Daniel Edward Summers], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Simona Summers], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 December 1963, page 26.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 18 July 1999, page 24.
“Summers played in Grey Cup, Allan Cup,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 July 1999, page 52.
Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by John M. “Jack” Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, December 1999, 288 pages.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 September 2025
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