Walter Rimstad Explained

Whitey Rimstad
Position:Center
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:165
Played For:Lethbridge Maple Leafs
Edmonton Mercurys
New York Rovers
Ntl Team:Canada
Birth Date:18 September 1916
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Death Place:Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Career Start:1933
Career End:1951

Walter S. "Whitey" Rimstad (September 18, 1916  - August 15, 1996) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs. He won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in Paris, France. The 1951 Lethbridge Maple Leafs team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.[1] He also played with the Edmonton Mercurys and New York Rovers.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lethbridge Maple Leafs 1951. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum . May 21, 2013.
  2. "Walter Rimstad", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 4, 2015.