Bill Dimock Explained

Bill Dimock
Position:Center
Shoots:Left
Played For:Sudbury Wolves
Verdun Rams
Alberta Golden Bears
Ntl Team:Canada
Birth Date:7 April 1923
Birth Place:Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Death Place:New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
Career Start:1945
Career End:1952

William Richmond Dimock (April 7, 1923 – November 22, 2016) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Sudbury Wolves. He captained the team which won the silver medal at the 1949 World Ice Hockey Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.

He also played with the Verdun Rams and Alberta Golden Bears.[1]

He lived in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, where he was honoured by the Pictou County Sports Heritage Hall of Fame in 2014.[2] [3] He died in 2016.[4]

Notes and References

  1. "Bill Dimock", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 4, 2015.
  2. Web site: SaltWire | Nova Scotia . 2015-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005160127/http://www.ngnews.ca/News/Local/2014-03-13/article-3647233/Bill-Dimock-played-in-sports%E2%80%99-most-lopsided-game-at-Worlds-in-1949/1 . 2015-10-05 . dead .
  3. Web site: The Pictou Advocate - . 2015-08-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151006140048/http://www.pictouadvocate.com/2014/04/30/hall-of-fame-honours-bill-dimock%E2%80%99s-exploits/ . 2015-10-06 .
  4. http://www.inmemoriam.ca/view-announcement-585937-william-bill-dimock.html Bill Dimock's obituary