Syd Desireau Explained

Syd Desireau
Position:Defence
Played For:Vancouver Millionaires
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:160[1]
Birth Date:30 March 1898
Birth Place:Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Death Place:Trail, British Columbia, Canada
Career Start:1919
Career End:1927

Alsid Aural Desireau (March 30, 1898 – March 23, 1982) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player from Nelson, British Columbia. Desireau, a defenceman, played two seasons with the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association between 1920 and 1922.[2] Prior to suiting up for the Millionaires Desireau had spent time overseas with the Canadian forces in World War I.

He died in 1982 of bladder cancer.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B2466-S037 Personnel Records of the First World War – DESIREAU, ALSID A
  2. http://losthockey.com/public_player_list.cfm?letter=d&PageNum_qPlayers=18&league_filter=al.. SIHR – Player List
  3. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/DisplayGenealogyImage?k=d9f89240-2e13-41be-baa8-3db730a22b1c Death certificate