Charlie Uksila
American hockey player
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Charles Uksila, Jr. (October 12, 1887 – March 4, 1964) was an American professional hockey player. He played for the Portland Rosebuds and Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He was a native of Calumet, Michigan, where he started his hockey career. Prior to playing with Portland, he was a member of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. He was a member of the Rosebuds team that played the Montreal Canadiens in the 1916 Stanley Cup Final.[2]
| Charlie Uksila | |||
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| Born |
October 12, 1887 | ||
| Died |
March 4, 1964 (aged 76) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left[1] | ||
| Played for |
Portland Rosebuds Vancouver Millionaires | ||
| Playing career | 1907–1919 | ||
Uksila retired from professional hockey after the 1918–19 season, and then worked as a fancy skating instructor at the Connaught Skating Club in Vancouver.[3] He also toured in Australia where he performed as a figure skater alongside his sister in Sydney and Melbourne.[4]
He died in Mountain View, California,[5][6] in 1964. He was of Finnish descent.[7]
