Jack Kilpatrick

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This article is about the British ice hockey player. For the U.S. athlete and General, see John Kilpatrick.
Position Left wing
Pro clubs Wembley Lions
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Born July 7, 1917(1917-07-07),
Bootle, England
Pro career 1935 – 1937

John Kilpatrick (born July 7, 1917(1917-07-07)), also known as Jack Kilpatrick, is a retired ice hockey player who played in the English National League (ENL). He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics (see Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics). He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.

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[edit] Career

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice Hockey
Gold 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team

Although Kilpatrick was born in Bootle near Liverpool, he learned to play ice hockey in Canada.[1] Kilpatrick played in the 1935–36 and 1936–37 seasons for the Wembley Lions as a checking forward getting limited ice time.[2]

At just 18-years-old Kilpatrick was selected to play of the GB national team in the 1936 Winter Olympics. He only played in GB's opening game against Sweden, which GB won 1–0.[2] However, this was enough to earn him a gold medal when GB went on to win the tournament. This made Kilpatrick Britain's youngest Winter Olympic gold medallist at the time.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b BBC (2002). British skate to victory. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-10-17.
  2. ^ a b c Martin C. Harris (1999). Jack Kilpatrick's British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry. ihjuk.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-10-17.

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Persondata
NAME Kilpatrick, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kilpatrick, Jack
SHORT DESCRIPTION Ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH 1917-07-07
PLACE OF BIRTH Bootle, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH