Jim Fairburn
Appearance
Jim Fairburn | |||||||||||
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Born |
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | September 12, 1927||||||||||
Died |
March 28, 2015 Summerland, British Columbia, Canada | (aged 87)||||||||||
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||
Position | Right wing | ||||||||||
Played for |
Penticton Vees San Francisco Shamrocks Minneapolis Millers Portland Eagles Victoria Cougars New Westminster Royals | ||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||
Playing career | 1943–1960 | ||||||||||
Medal record
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James Edgar Fairburn (September 12, 1927 – March 28, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Penticton Vees. He won a gold medal at the 1955 World Ice Hockey Championships in West Germany. He also played professionally for the San Francisco Shamrocks, Minneapolis Millers, Portland Eagles, Victoria Cougars, and New Westminster Royals.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jim Fairburn", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 4, 2015.
- ^ "Gentleman Jim Fairburn, one of the original Vees, dies".