Joseph McCormick (ice hockey player)

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Joseph McCormick
Date of birth August 12, 1895
place of birth Buckingham , Quebec , Canada
date of death June 14, 1958
position striker
Career stations
1919-1920 Winnipeg Falcons
1923-1925 Edmonton Eskimos
1925-1926 Portland Rosebuds
1926-1927 St. Paul Saints
1927-1932 Kansas City Pla-Mors

Joseph Wallace "Joe" McCormick (born August 12, 1895 in Buckingham , Québec , Canada , † June 14, 1958 in Sudbury ) was an American- Canadian ice hockey player . He played in the position of the striker.

Because of his military service for the US Army in World War I , McCormick received US citizenship and was thus also eligible to play for the USA.

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , he won the silver medal in the Olympic ice hockey tournament with the US national team , which consisted of players from St. Paul AC , Pittsburgh AA and Boston AA . His older brother Lawrence was also a member of the Olympic team.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Joseph McCormick Dies in Sudbury . In: Ottawa Journal , June 18, 1958, p. 26. Retrieved October 23, 2013.