Jack Manson

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Jack Manson
Born (1926-03-17) March 17, 1926 (age 100)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Position Goaltender
Played for Edmonton Mercurys
National team  Canada
Playing career 1946–1950
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 1950 London Ice hockey

John Manson (born March 17, 1926)[1] is a Canadian former ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. As a member of the Mercurys, he won the gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.[2] Manson also played with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs and Edmonton Flyers.[1]

Manson later worked as a bricklayer and as a sales manager for a paper products company. In 2003, he was residing near Pigeon Lake, Alberta and was writing a book on the history of the area.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jack Manson", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ If these bricks could speak: Building blocks of history: [Final Edition] Staples, DavidView Profile. Edmonton Journal [Edmonton, Alta] 02 Nov 2003: D8.