This Winnipeg-based hockey team competed in the 1920 Olympics in Belgium, winning Canada’s first hockey championship. Some members of the team were as follows:
Member
Position
Year(s)
Herbert “Hebbie” Axford (1894-1974)
President
Harvey Thorvaldur Walter “Duke” Benson (1893-1971)
Robert John “Bobby” Benson (1894-?)
Left Defence
Jacob Walter “Wally” Byron (1894-1971)
Goal
William Blanchard “Babe” Elliott (1899-1950)
Goal (substitute)
Sigurdur Franklin “Frank” Fredrickson (1895-1979)
Centre
Vilhjalmur William “Bill” Fridfinnson (1890-1941)
Secretary-Treasurer
Kristjan “Chris” Fridfinnson (1898-1938)
Substitute
Magnus “Mike” Goodman (1898-1991)
Left Wing
Haldor “Hallie” “Slim” Halderson (c1899-1965)
Right Wing
Konrad “Konnie” Johannesson (1896-1968)
Right Defence
Frederick George “Steamer” Maxwell (1890-1975)
Manager
Gudmundur “Gordon” Sigurjonsson (1883-?)
Trainer
Alan Charles “Huck” Woodman (1899-1963)
Rover
In late 2022, a plaque in front of First Lutheran Church in Winnipeg was erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to commemorate the members of the Winnipeg Falcons, many of whom were members of the church or were married there.
The Falcon Hockey Club, Champions of the Senior Independent Hockey League (1914-1915)
Source: Julie Johannesson
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: First Lutheran Church (580 Victor Street, Winnipeg)
Manitoba Organization: Victoria Hockey Club
The Winnipeg Falcons Hockey Club
A Confluence of Destinies: The Saga of the Winnipeg Falcons’ 1920 Olympic Gold Medal Victory in Ice Hockey by David W. Grebstad, 2022
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 24 August 2023
