John Garrison
John Bright Garrison (born February 13, 1909 in West Newton , Massachusetts , † May 13, 1988 in Lincoln , Massachusetts) was an American ice hockey player and coach .
Career
John Garrison attended Harvard University , for whose ice hockey team he played parallel. He then worked in amateur ice hockey before embarking on a career as a businessman. In 1973 he was honored with induction into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame .
International
For the USA Garrison took part as a player in the Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid in 1932 and in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936 . In addition, he was in the squad of his country in the World Cup 1933 . At the 1932 Winter Games he and his team won the silver medal and the bronze medal at the 1936 Winter Games. At the 1933 World Cup he was world champion with the USA, where he scored the winning goal to 2-1 in extra time in the final against Canada .
At the Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz in 1948 , Garrison was the head coach of the US national team.
Achievements and Awards
- 1932 silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games
- 1933 gold medal at the world championship
- 1936 bronze medal at the Winter Olympics
- 1973 inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
Web links
- John B. Garrison. In: ushockeyhalloffame.com. May 13, 1988, accessed November 13, 2017 .
- John Garrison in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garrison, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garrison, John Bright (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | West Newton , Massachusetts , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1988 |
| Place of death | Lincoln , Massachusetts , USA |