William Speechly (ice hockey)
William Speechly | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 July 1906 Pilot Mound, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Died | 13 July 1982 (aged 76) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Education | University of Manitoba Cambridge University Harvard University | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | History teacher | ||||||||||||
| Relatives | Harry M. Speechly (father) John Speechly (grandfather) | ||||||||||||
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| Military career | |||||||||||||
| Allegiance | Canada | ||||||||||||
| Service | Army | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Lieutenant | ||||||||||||
| Unit | Royal Winnipeg Rifles | ||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | World War II | ||||||||||||
William Grove Speechly (5 July 1906 – 13 July 1982) was a British-Canadian ice hockey player and educator who represented Great Britain at the 1928 Olympics.[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit]Speechly was born in Pilot Mound, Manitoba, the son of medic Harry Martindale Speechly and the grandson of John Speechly, the first Anglican Bishop of Travancore and Cochin.[1][2] He graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1926,[4] travelling to the United Kingdom the following year to continue his studies at St John's College, Cambridge, where he remained for three years, studying classics.[3]
Whilst at Cambridge Speechly was captain of Cambridge University Ice Hockey Club, earning a blue.[1][5] During this time he was also invited to play as goaltender for the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team.[4] He competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics, finishing fourth with the British team in the Olympic tournament and playing three games.[1][3] He also played one match in the 1930 World Ice Hockey Championships.[1]
After completing his time at Cambridge, he pursued further study at Harvard University, following which he returned to Canada and taught at the University of Manitoba, Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario, and Luxton School and Gordon Bell High School in Winnipeg. During World War II, he served in the Royal Winnipeg Rifles as a lieutenant, fighting from the Normandy landings to the Battle of the Scheldt, during which he was seriously injured at the Leopold Canal.[4][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "William Speechly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b Gray, Harold F. (September 1951). "Dr. Harry Martindale Speechly". Mosquito News. 11 (3): 177. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Johnian Winter Olympians". St John's College, Cambridge. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "William Grove Speechly". Winnipeg Free Press. 16 July 1982. Retrieved 3 February 2019 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.
- ^ "Alumni of CUIHC". McGill University. 17 September 1998. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- William Speechly's profile at the UK Olympic Committee
- William Speechly's profile at Sports Reference.com
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