Raoul Le Mat
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Raoul Le Mat was an American film director, most famous for introducing ice hockey in Sweden.[1]
Together with Ernest Viberg and Thomas Cahill, Le Mat introduced ice hockey in Sweden, and coached the Swedish national team in their first international tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. He was also a founding member of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association.[1] When the first Swedish Championship in ice hockey was played in 1922, Le Mat refereed the final game.[2]
The Swedish Elitserien trophy is named after Le Mat and was donated by him, with the monetary support of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, in 1926.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey - Le. AZhockey.com. Retrieved on March 17, 2007.
- ^ a b Nu börjar jakten på Le Mat (Swedish). Hockeyligan.se. Retrieved on March 17, 2007.
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