Les Strongman
| Les Strongman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 24, 1924 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
August 8, 2019 (aged 94) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Nottingham Panthers Wembley Lions Malmö FF Zurich SC | ||
| Playing career | 1946–1967 | ||
Les Strongman (23 August 1924 – 8 August 2019)[1] was a Canadian ice hockey player. He was born in Winnipeg. Strongman played professional hockey in Europe between 1946 and 1968 with Malmo FF (Sweden), Zurich SC (Switzerland) and British National League teams Nottingham Panthers and Wembley Lions. Strongman was one of the most prolific scorers in European post-war ice hockey, and was elected to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Panthers' legend Les Strongman has died in Canada just short of his 96th birthday - Nottingham Panthers". Archived from the original on 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
- ↑ Hall of fame
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1924 births
- 2019 deaths
- British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Malmö Redhawks players
- Nottingham Panthers players
- Nottingham Panthers coaches
- Ice hockey people from Winnipeg
- Wembley Lions players
- ZSC Lions players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1920s birth stubs