Walter Monson

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Position	Centre
Nickname(s)	Pop, Foxy
Pro clubs	Harringay Racers
Nationality	Canada
Born	November 29, 1909(1909-11-29), Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Died	January 9, 1988 (aged 78),
Pro career	1936 – 1940

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Gold	1932 Lake Placid	Team Competition

Walter George "Wally" Monson (November 29, 1909 – January 9, 1988) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He was a member of the Canadian ice hockey team which won the gold medal.

After playing amateur ice hockey with the Saint John Beavers and the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets, Monson went to the United Kingdom to play professional ice hockey with the Harringay Racers between 1936 and 1940. After World War II, Monson returned to Winnipeg where he coached the Winnipeg Monarchs to the Memorial Cup in 1946.

He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1955.

[edit] Awards & Achievements

• Olympic Gold Metalist (1932)
• Inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1955
• “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

[edit] External links

• Walter Monson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Walter Monson's biography at databaseOlympics.com
• Walter Monson's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
• Walter Monson's biography at British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame

Persondata
NAME	Monson, Walter George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH	1909-11-29
PLACE OF BIRTH	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DATE OF DEATH	1988-01-09
PLACE OF DEATH