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Line 9: [[File:Jersey of the Edmonton Mercurys.jpg\|225px\|thumb\|1952 Olympic jersey of the Edmonton Mercurys]] The '''Edmonton Mercurys''' ("Mercurys", "Mercs") were an intermediate [[senior ice hockey\|senior]]-A [[ice hockey]] team that played in [[Edmonton, Alberta]], [[Canada]] in 1940s and 1950s, and went on to win both a world championship and an Olympic gold medal. ==History== Known as the ''Forgotten Team'', the Mercurys won the 1950 [[World Ice Hockey Championships]] in [[London]], [[England]], and the [[gold medal]] at the [[Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics\|1952 Winter Olympics]] in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] — the last Canadian team to win the gold until [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics\|2002 Winter Olympics]]. As per the process from 1920 - 1968, the Mercs 1952 Olympic win also made this team the 1952 World Ice Hockey Champions. After playing exhibition games in Scotland in January, 1950,<ref>[https://newspaperarchive.com/lethbridge-herald-jan-12-1950-p-12/ "Two in a row for the Mercurys"]. '' Lethbridge Herald'', Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. January 12, 1950. page 12.</ref> the Mercurys won the 1950 [[World Ice Hockey Championships]] in [[London]], [[England]]. The team represented Canada at the [[Ice hockey at the 1952 Winter Olympics\|1952 Winter Olympics]] in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]], and won the gold medal<ref name="Brown1979">Gene Brown. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=F69aAAAAYAAJ Winter sports]''. Arno Press; 1979. [[International Standard Book Number\|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/978-0-405-12635-2 \|978-0-405-12635-2]]. p. 72.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001082756/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/hockey/024002-119.01-e.php?uid=5270&uidc=DOTS_ID&sk=&query_string=adf=TRUE&adq%5B0%5D%5Bcol%5D=Decade&adq%5B0%5D%5Bq%5D=1950-1959&adq%5B0%5D%5BboolOp%5D=&maxRslts=500 3-3 tie gives Mercurys Olympic Hockey Crown], Edmonton Journal, February 25, 1952</ref> — the last Canadian team to win the gold until [[Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics\|2002 Winter Olympics]].<ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/1501405589.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+24%2C+2014&author=Rush%2C+Curtis&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=S.4&desc=Olympic+repeat+first+in+62+years "Olympic repeat first in 62 years: Edmonton-based team was last to defend Canadian gold"]. ''Toronto Star''. Toronto, Ont. Rush, Curtis. Feb 24, 2014 S.4</ref> As per the process from 1920 - 1968, the Mercs 1952 Olympic win also made this team the 1952 World Ice Hockey Champions. While on a 1952 playing tour of Europe, the Mercurys won the inaugural [[Ahearne Cup]] international hockey competition, held in [[Sweden]]. Line 17 ⟶ 21: ;1950 World Champions * Coach: Jimmy Graham * Players<!--alphabetical-->: [[Harry Allen (ice hockey)\|Harry Allen]], [[Marsh Darling]], [[Bob David]], [[John Davies (hockey player)\|John Davies]], [[Billy Dawe\|Billie Dawe]]<!--Billie was his given name-->, [[Wilbur Delaney]], [[Donald Gauf]], [[Jimmy Kilburn]], [[Leo Lucchini]], [[Jack Manson]], [[Doug MacAuley]], [[Ab Newsome]], [[Allan Purvis]], [[Don Stanley (ice hockey)\|Don Stanley]], [[Bob Watt]], [[Pete Wright (ice hockey)\|Pete Wright]], [[Hassie Young]].<ref name="King2010">Tom King. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=NQtXAAAAQBAJ&pg=RA8-PA1995 The Legendary Game - Ultimate Hockey Trivia]''. Trafford Publishing; 6 October 2010. [[International Standard Book Number\|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/978-1-4269-4380-5 \|978-1-4269-4380-5]]. p. 8–.</ref> ;1952 Olympic gold medalists (and 1952 World Champions) * Coach: [[Louis Holmes]] * Players: [[George Abel]], John Davies, [[Billie Dawe]], [[Robert Dickson (hockey player)\|Robert Dickson]], Don Gauf, [[William Gibson (hockey player)\|William Gibson]], [[Ralph Hansch]], [[Robert Meyers (ice hockey)\|Robert Meyers]], [[David Miller (hockey player)\|David Miller]], [[Eric Paterson]], [[Thomas Pollock]], Al Purvis, [[Gordon Robertson (hockey player)\|Gordon Robertson]], [[Louis Secco]], [[Francis Sullivan (hockey player)\|Francis Sullivan]], and Bob Watt<ref name="King2010" /> The 1950 World Champion version of the Edmonton Mercurys team was inducted to the [[Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum\|Alberta Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://ashfm.ca/component/k2/edmonton-waterloo-mercurys-1950\|title= Edmonton Waterloo Mercurys 1950\|publisher= Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum \|accessdate=May 21, 2013}}</ref>

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