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Canadian ice hockey player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ralph Lawrence Hansch (May 20, 1924 – February 29, 2008) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender.
Ralph Hansch | |||||||||||
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Born |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | May 20, 1924||||||||||
Died |
February 29, 2008 83) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | (aged||||||||||
Position | Goaltender | ||||||||||
Played for | Edmonton Mercurys | ||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||
Playing career | 1948–1952 | ||||||||||
Medal record
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He was born in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1950 and 1951, he played with the Edmonton Flyers.[1]
Hansch was a member of the Edmonton Mercurys that won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.[2] He is the only goaltender to wear number "0" at the Olympics.[3] From 1949 to 1984, Hansch served as a firefighter in the Edmonton Fire Department.[4]
Hansch and his wife, Bonnie, had three children. His son, Randy Hansch, played in the Western Hockey League and was general manager of the Edmonton Oil Kings.[5]
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