Winthrop Palmer
American ice hockey player (1906–1970)
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Winthrop Hale "Ding" Palmer, Jr. (December 5, 1906 – February 4, 1970) was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He died in Warehouse Point, Connecticut.
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing  United States | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1932 Lake Placid | Team |
| World Championships | ||
 | 1933 Prague | |
Early life
Born in Summit, New Jersey, Palmer graduated from Kent School in Kent, Connecticut in 1926 where he played on the team with fellow hockey Olympian Johnny Bent. Both Palmer and Bent also played hockey at Yale University prior to competing in the Olympics.
In 1932 he was a member of the Olympic American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all six matches and scored eight goals. He was also a member of the Massachusetts Rangers, the American team that won the 1933 World Ice Hockey Championships.
He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1927–28 | Yale | Independent | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Yale | Independent | — | 8 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Yale | Independent | — | 27 | 10 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| College totals | — | 87 | 12 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Note: Primary assists were only recorded infrequently.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame bio
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