Thomas Coulter | |
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Born | April 21, 1911 Winnipeg, MB, CAN |
Died | December 17, 2003 | (aged 92)
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) |
Position | Defence |
Shot | Left |
Played for | Chicago Black Hawks |
Playing career | 1933–1935 |
Thomas Henry "Tom" Coulter[1] (April 21, 1911 – December 17, 2003) was a professional ice hockey defenceman who played two National Hockey League games for the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1933–34 NHL season as a way to pay for tuition as an Engineer. He was brother to Arthur Coulter and was the first NHL player to play in an Australia ice hockey league.
In addition to hockey Coulter was an accomplished all around athlete having played football and setting track and field records including 29th fastest in the world in 1931.[1]