John Devaney (ice hockey) explained

John Devaney
Played For:Team Canada
EHC Visp
Ntl Team:CAN
Position:Centre
Shoots:Right
Birth Date:10 April 1958
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Career Start:1976
Career End:1981

John Devaney (born April 10, 1958) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics.[1] Devaney led the team in scoring, with four goals and three assists in six games.

Career

Before the Olympics he was an all-star and two-time national champion with the University of Alberta Golden Bears hockey team. Later, he played one season in Switzerland with EHC Visp where he scored 27 goals and 16 assists in 34 games.

He continued in hockey as a coach at his university (where he received a B.Comm) and junior hockey before becoming a chartered account.

Notes and References

  1. Book: IIHF. IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. 2010 . Moydart Press . 113. 978-0-9867964-0-1.