Jim Russell (ice hockey)
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Died
September 3, 1977 (aged 59)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
| Jim Russell | ||||||||||||||
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 Russell pictured circa 1938 | ||||||||||||||
| Born |
March 31, 1918 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||
| Died |
September 3, 1977 (aged 59) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing | |||||||||||||
| Shot | Right | |||||||||||||
| Played for |
Sudbury Wolves Buffalo Bisons St. Louis Flyers New Westminster Royals | |||||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1936–1951 | |||||||||||||
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James Russell (March 31, 1918 – September 3, 1977) was a Canadian ice hockey player.
Russell, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, played junior hockey in Guelph, Ontario. After junior, played hockey in the Maritimes, with the Saint John Beavers, Glace Bay Miners, and North Sydney Victorias. He then served in the Canadian Army during World War II, playing on Army hockey teams in Vancouver and Toronto.[1]
