Walt Peacosh (September 16, 1935 – July 23, 2017) was a Canadian ice hockey player. Peacosh was a member of the Trail Smoke Eaters who won a gold medal at the 1961 World Ice Hockey Championships in Switzerland. He also played professionally with the Spokane Comets and Vancouver Canucks.[1]
Walt Peacosh | |||||||||||
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Born |
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada | September 16, 1935||||||||||
Died |
July 23, 2017 Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 81)||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||
Position | Left wing | ||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||
Played for |
Trail Smoke Eaters Vancouver Canucks Spokane Comets Kimberley Dynamiters | ||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||
Playing career | 1953–1971 | ||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Walt Peacosh", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 4, 2015.