Canadian ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Stan Obodiac

Born|  (1922-02-07)February 7, 1922
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died|  November 3, 1984(1984-11-03) (aged 62)
North York, Ontario, Canada
Height|  6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight|  185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position|  Left wing
Shot|  Left
Played for|  Lethbridge Maple Leafs
National team|  Canada
Playing career|  1938-1955

Medal record

Men's ice hockey
|  1951 Paris | Ice hockey

Stanley Obodiac (February 7, 1922 - November 3, 1984) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs. He won a gold medal at the 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships in Paris, France. The 1951 Lethbridge Maple Leafs team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.[1] He was the leading scorer of the 1951 World Championship tournament.[2]

Following his career as a hockey player, he remained employed in hockey as public relations director for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Maple Leaf Gardens.[3] In this capacity, he wrote and published the history book The Leafs: The First 50 Years, which was a finalist for the Toronto Book Awards in 1977.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Lethbridge Maple Leafs 1951". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
2. ^ "Stan Obodiac", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 4, 2015.
3. ^ "Gardens scrapbook ; Leafs leave much to think about after seven decades on Carlton St.". Toronto Star, February 13, 1999.
4. ^ "Literary mistress-of-all-trades Atwood shares $3,000 book prize". Toronto Star, February 18, 1977.

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