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Pete Wright (ice hockey)

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Pete Wright
Born (1927-01-25)January 25, 1927
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Died August 19, 1989(1989-08-19) (aged 62)
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defenseman
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Mercurys
National team  Canada
Playing career 1947–1960
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold medal – first place 1950 London Ice hockey

Peter Donald Wright (January 25, 1927 – August 19, 1989), was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Edmonton Mercurys.

Career

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Wright won a gold medal at the 1950 World Ice Hockey Championships in London, England. The 1950 Edmonton Mercurys team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.[1]

Wright later played with the Sherbrooke Saints in the QMHL, Buffalo Bisons in the AHL, as well as the Edmonton Flyers, Seattle Americans, New Westminster Royals, and Victoria Cougars in the WHL.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys 1950". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  2. ^ "Pete Wright", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 1, 2015.