Rodney Paavola

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United StatesUnited States  Rodney Paavola Ice hockey player
Date of birth August 21, 1939
place of birth Hancock , Michigan , USA
date of death 3rd December 1995
size 183 cm
Weight 86 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1957-1958 Troy Bruins
1958-1960 USA hockey
1960-1961 Muskegon Zephyrs
1961–1962 Providence Reds
1962-1964 Muskegon Zephyrs
1965-1966 Dayton Gems

Rodney Earland Paavola (born August 21, 1939 in Hancock , Michigan , † December 3, 1995 ) was an American ice hockey player . At the 1960 Winter Olympics , he won the gold medal as a member of the US national team.

Career

Rodney Paavola began his career as a hockey player with the Troy Bruins , for which he was active in the 1957/58 season in the International Hockey League . From 1958 to 1960, the defender took part in Team USA's preparation for the Olympic Games. In the 1960/61 season he played for the Muskegon Zephyrs in the IHL. The following season he spent with the Providence Reds from the American Hockey League , before he was on the ice for another two years in the IHL for his ex-team Muskegon Zephyrs. Following the 1965/66 season , which he had spent with the Dayton Gems in the IHL, the American ended his career at the age of 27.

International

For the USA Paavola took part in the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley , where he won the gold medal with his team. He was also in his country's squad for the 1959 World Cup .

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personal data
SURNAME Paavola, Rodney
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Paavola, Rodney Earland (full name); Paavola, Rod
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Hancock , Michigan , USA
DATE OF DEATH 3rd December 1995