Hassie Young Explained

Hassie Young
Position:Center
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:180
Played For:Edmonton Mercurys
Ntl Team:Canada
Birth Date:23 March 1924
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Death Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Career Start:1941
Career End:1952

Harrison Stephens "Hassie" Young (March 23, 1924 – March 23, 2020) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys. He won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.[1] He also played with the UBC Thunderbirds and Los Angeles Ramblers.[2] Young died on his 96th birthday in 2020.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys 1950. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. May 21, 2013. March 25, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170325054429/http://ashfm.ca/component/k2/edmonton-waterloo-mercurys-1950. dead.
  2. "Hassie Young", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 1, 2015.
  3. Web site: Remembering the life of Harrison Young 1924 - 2020 .