Donald Rope
| Donald Rope | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 2, 1929 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
July 28, 2009 (aged 80) Cambridge, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 1952–1960 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Canada
| ||
 |
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Ice hockey |
 |
1960 Squaw Valley | Ice hockey |
Stephen Donald Rope (February 2, 1929 – July 28, 2009) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and 1960 Winter Olympics.
Rope was a member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen who won the bronze medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics[1] and the silver medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics.[2]
Outside of hockey, Rope spent a year teaching at Galt Collegiate Institute.[3]: A9 He spent the rest of his teaching career at the Glenview Park Secondary School where he taught math and was director of athletics.[3]: A9 He helped establish the city's minor hockey program, a tennis club, and hiking trails.
Rope died July 28, 2009 of pneumonia.[3]: A1 After his death in 2009, admirers erected a stone monument in Cambridge's Churchill Park in Rope's honour. It stands adjacent to Duncan McIntosh Arena. It describes him as "an Olympian on the ice...an inspiration in the community."
References
[edit]- ^ Holland, Dave (2008). Canada's Olympic Hockey History, 1920-2010. Fenn Publishing Company Ltd. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-55168-323-2.
- ^ Holland, Dave (2008). Canada's Olympic Hockey History, 1920-2010. Fenn Publishing Company Ltd. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-55168-323-2.
- ^ a b c Hill, Valerie (July 31, 2009). "Cambridge sports icon changed many lives". Waterloo Region Record.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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