John Rogers (ice hockey, born 1910) explained

John Rogers
Nationality:British
Sport:Ice hockey
Birth Date:22 August 1910
Birth Place:Alexandria, Egypt

George Edward Frederick Rogers (born 22 August 1910, date of death unknown) was a British ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[1]

Rogers played as a goaltender and shared duties in the Olympic squad with the more experienced William Speechly.[2]

Biography

Rogers was born in Alexandria, Egypt and was the son of a Liverpool cotton broker, who was managing the Egyptian end of his business at the time of his son's birth.

He attended Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz, a Swiss boarding school where ice hockey is one of the main sports.

Notes and References

  1. John Rogers Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035346/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/john-rogers-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 11 May 2019.
  2. Book: David S. Gordon . Martin C. Harris . Lion in Winter: A Complete Record of Great Britain at the Olympic, World and European Ice Hockey Championships 1910 - 1981 . 2019 . British Ice Hockey Heritage Publications . 9781527247475 . 47.