List of ice hockey players who died in wars explained

This is a list of ice hockey players who died in wars. The team is the last team the person played for.

World War I

NameAgeYear
died
PositionTeamLast year
played
ServiceNotes
Hobey Baker 261918Right wingerSt. Nicholas Hockey Club1916United States Army Air ServiceCrashed while testing a repaired airplane.
Scotty Davidson241915Right winger / defencemanToronto Blueshirts1914Canadian Expeditionary ForceThere are several conflicting versions of how he died.
Michael Joseph Hayes[2] 241918ForwardColgate University1917United States ArmyKilled by machine-gun fire while assaulting the town of Saint-Juvin.
Frank McGee331916Centre / roverOttawa HC1906Canadian Expeditionary ForceKilled in action during the Battle of the Somme.
George Richardson291916Left wingerKingston Frontenacs1912Canadian Expeditionary ForceKilled in action.

World War II

Two National Hockey League players were killed in World War II.[3]

NameAgeYear
died
PositionTeamLast year
played
ServiceNotes
Dudley Garrett[4] 201944DefencemanNew York Rangers1943Royal Canadian NavyThe corvette was torpedoed and sunk by the U-boat U-1228, with the loss of all hands.
[5] 24 1943 Forward 1942 Killed on a routine scouting mission in Italy after the Germans had been forced to abandon the Barbara Line.
Joe Turner251944 or 1945GoaltenderDetroit Red Wings1942United States ArmyInitially listed as missing in action in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Remembering the Four Hockey Hall of Famers Who Lost Their Lives in World War I . Jared . Clinton . November 11, 2014 . The Hockey News.
  2. http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=12406 Valor awards for Michael J. Hayes | Military Times Hall of Valor
  3. News: Windsor's Joe Turner made ultimate sacrifice . Bob . Duff . November 9, 2016 . Windsor Star.
  4. Web site: Fallen Canadians with ties to hockey: 1944 . Veterans Affairs Canada.
  5. Web site: Norbert John Sterle . Veterans' Memorial Project . May 5, 2021.