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]