Jim Westby Explained

Ntl Team:USA
Position:Defenseman
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:181
Birth Date:5 March 1937
Birth Place:Minneapolis, MN, USA
Career Start:1956
Career End:1964

James Allen Westby (born March 5, 1937) is an American former ice hockey defenseman and Olympian.

Playing career

Westby played with Team USA at the 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria.[1] He previously played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the University of Minnesota.

Personal life

Westby's grandson, Jimmy Snuggerud, is a college ice hockey player for Minnesota and was drafted in the first round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jim Westby Olympic Stats. Hockey-Reference.com. December 29, 2018.
  2. Web site: Hockey Runs Deep in Family for Jimmy Snuggerud . usahockeyntdp.com . August 24, 2021 . July 7, 2022 . June 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630142827/https://www.usahockeyntdp.com/news_article/show/1180143 . live .