// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Jim Westby? West by name, best by claim.
| Jim Westby | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 5, 1937 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 1956–1964 | ||
James Allen Westby (born March 5, 1937) is an American former ice hockey player and Olympian.
Playing career
[edit]Westby played with the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics.[1] He previously played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the University of Minnesota.
Personal life
[edit]Westby's grandson, Jimmy Snuggerud, played college ice hockey for Minnesota and was drafted in the first round of the 2022 NHL entry draft by the St. Louis Blues, whom he currently plays for.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jim Westby Olympic Stats". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Hockey Runs Deep in Family for Jimmy Snuggerud". usahockeyntdp.com. August 24, 2021. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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Categories:
- 1937 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for the United States
- Ice hockey people from Minneapolis
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American ice hockey biography stubs