Leonīds Vedējs Explained

Birth Date:	12 October 1908
Birth Place:	Daugavpils, Russian Empire
Death Place:	Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Position:	Defence
Played For:	US Riga (Latvian) Dinamo Riga (Latvian)
Ntl Team:	LAT
Career Start:	1931
Career End:	1947

Leonīds Janis Vedējs (October 12, 1908 – February 4, 1995) was a Latvian ice hockey defenceman. He played with the Latvia men's national ice hockey team at the 1936 Winter Olympics held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.^{[1] [2]} He was the flag bearer of the Latvian delegation at the opening ceremony as well as the captain of the hockey team.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leonids Vedejs . Olimpiade.lv . lv . . August 9, 2017 . August 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170816194303/http://olimpiade.lv/lv/latvijas-olimpiesi/leonids-vedejs-159 . dead.
2. Leonīds Vedējs . https://web.archive.org/web/20161204034336/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/leonids-vedejs-1.html . December 4, 2016.