Walter S. "Whitey" Rimstad (September 18, 1916 – August 15, 1996) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs. He won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in Paris, France. The 1951 Lethbridge Maple Leafs team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.[1] He also played with the Edmonton Mercurys and New York Rovers.[2]
| Whitey Rimstad | |||||||||||
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| Born |
September 18, 1916 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||
| Died |
August 15, 1996 (aged 79) Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||
| Played for |
Lethbridge Maple Leafs Edmonton Mercurys New York Rovers | ||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 1933–1951 | ||||||||||
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Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Lethbridge Maple Leafs 1951". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Walter Rimstad", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 4, 2015.
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