Beat Rüedi
Beat Rüedi (born February 19, 1920 in Thusis ; † October 29, 2009 in Castino , Italy ) was a Swiss ice hockey player and ski racer .
Career
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As a 17-year-old, Rüedi won the traditional downhill run of the Parsenn derby in Davos in 1937 . He later made a name for himself in ice hockey . As a defender, he won the Swiss championship twelve times with HC Davos until 1950 . He then played for HC Ambrì-Piotta and HC Lugano .
In 1937 Rüedi took part in the 1937 Ice Hockey World Championship in London
For the Swiss national team , Rüedi scored 24 goals in 57 international matches, including Switzerland's first victory against Canada on January 25, 1948 in Basel. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz , he won the bronze medal with the Swiss team. During the tournament he scored two goals in five games.
successes
- Victory in the downhill race of the Parsenn derby in 1937
- 12 Swiss championship titles with HC Davos
- 24 goals in 57 international matches for the national ice hockey team
- Bronze medal in ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Web links
- Long-time HCD player Beat Rüedi has passed away. Davoser Zeitung , November 3, 2009, p. 9.
- Beat Rüedi in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Beat Rüedi died on November 4, 2009, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rüedi, Beat |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ice hockey player and ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thusis , Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 2009 |
| Place of death | Castino , Italy |