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Historic Team Canada Jerseys I thought you might be
interested in looking at some historic photos of Team Canada jerseys
over the years - or more correctly as the old time purists will point
out Team Canada sweaters.
These images come from www.oldjerseys.com.
In no way am I affiliated with them. They do have an impressive
collection of old and new jerseys for sale, but since I have never
purchased anything through them, I can not offer my opinion on their
service one way or another.
This
jersey was worn by Canada 1948 Olympic gold medal winning hockey team -
The Royal Canadian Air Force Flyers - led by the likes or Wally Halder
and George Mara. Canada easily won, outscoring the competition 69-5. The
Czechoslovakians (both they and 4th place USA scored more goals than
Canada) finished with the silver medal, while Switzerland took home the
bronze. This
jersey is from 1955. I believe it was worn by the Penticton Vees during
the 1955 World Championships, in which the Vees won back Canadian pride
in a similar fashion as the 1972 team did. The Russians had won their
first World Championship in 1954, and the Vees, thanks to some rough
play on superstar Vsevolod Bobrov, reclaimed hockey dominance with a 5-0
victory. This
jersey was worn by the 1956 Canadian Olympic hockey team. Represented by
the amateur Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen. The team featured Denis Brodeur
(father of 2002 Olympic Gold Medallist Martin Brodeur) and coach Bobby
Bauer, as well as little known scoring stars like Gerry Theberge and Jim
Logan. The team finished with a disappointing loss against the USA to
claim the Bronze medal. USSR wins the gold. This
is the jersey worn by the 1958 World Champions - Canada, who were
represented by the amateur Whitby Dunlops. The team featured Sid Smith -
a former captain of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs who had his amateur
status reinstated by this time, and a young Harry Sinden. Harry of
course would go on to coach the 1972 Summit Series team. |
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