Ralph Hansch
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| Ralph Hansch | |||||||||||
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| Born |
May 20, 1924 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||
| Died |
February 29, 2008 (aged 83) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||
| Position | Goaltender | ||||||||||
| Caught | Left | ||||||||||
| Played for | Edmonton Mercurys | ||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 1948–1952 | ||||||||||
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Ralph Lawrence Hansch (May 20, 1924 – February 29, 2008) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender.
He was born in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1950 and 1951, he played with the Edmonton Flyers.[1]
Career
Hansch was a member of the Edmonton Mercurys that won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.[2] He is the only goaltender to wear number "0" at the Olympics.[3] From 1949 to 1984, Hansch served as a firefighter in the Edmonton Fire Department.[4]
