Ernie Collett

Ernie Collett
Date of birth	March 3, 1895
place of birth	Toronto , Ontario , Canada
date of death	December 21, 1951
Place of death	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
position
Career stations
1915-1917	Toronto Riverside Hockey Club
1917-1918	Toronto Crescents
1919-1920	Toronto Newman Hall
1920-1921	Toronto Parkdale
1921-1923	Toronto Granites

Ernest John "Ernie" Collett (born March 3, 1895 in Toronto , Ontario , † December 21, 1951 ibid) was a Canadian ice hockey player . At the Olympic Winter Games in 1924 , he won the gold medal as a member of the Canadian national team.

Career

Ernie Collett spent his entire career as a hockey player in his hometown, where he played for numerous amateur teams. From 1915 to 1917 he played for the Toronto Riverside Hockey Club, in the 1917/18 season for the Toronto Crescents, in the 1919/20 season for the Toronto Newman Hall and then for a year for Toronto Parkdale. From 1921 to 1923 he competed for the Toronto Granites , with which he won the Allan Cup , the Canadian amateur championship, in 1922 and 1923 . With the Granites he represented Canada at the 1924 Winter Olympics. In 1924 he was Canada's first standard-bearer at the Winter Olympics.

International

For Canada , Collett took part in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix , where he and his team won the gold medal.

Achievements and Awards

• 1922 Allan Cup win with the Toronto Granites
• 1923 Allan Cup win with the Toronto Granites
• 1924 gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games

Web links

• Ernie Collett in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )