Roy Henkel Explained

Roy Henkel
Birth Name:Reinhold Henkel
Birth Date:22 August 1905
Birth Place:Briesen, German Empire (present-day Poland)
Death Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Played For:Winnipeg Hockey Club (1932)
Ntl Team:Canada

Reinhold "Roy" Henkel (August 22, 1905 in Briesen, German Empire – October 6, 1981 in Vancouver) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.[1]

Career

In 1932 Henkel was a member of the Winnipeg Hockey Club which won the World Championships and Olympic gold medal for Canada.[2] He played all six matches and scored two goals. He played with the Winnipeg Monarchs through 1935, when the team won the World Championships. He was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 for being part of the Winnipeg Hockey Club roster that won the 1931 championship.

Notes and References

  1. Roy Henkel . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203075847/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/roy-henkel-1.html . 3 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Roy Hinkel. databaseOlympics.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100926165331/https://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HINKEROY01. 2010-09-26.