Walter Rimstad

Whitey Rimstad
Born (1916-09-18)September 18, 1916
Edmonton, AB, CAN
Died August 15, 1996(1996-08-15) (aged 79)
Lethbridge, AB, CAN
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 19331951

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]

References

  1. "Lethbridge Maple Leafs 1951". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  2. "Walter Rimstad", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 4, 2015.


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