Ralph Hansch

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| position = Goaltender

| catches = Left

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| played_for = Edmonton Mercurys

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| ntl_team = CAN

| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|5|20}}

| birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|2|29|1924|5|20}}

| death_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

| career_start = 1948

| career_end = 1952

| medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's ice hockey}}

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Ralph Lawrence Hansch (May 20, 1924 – February 29, 2008) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender.

Early life

He was born in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1950 and 1951, he played with the Edmonton Flyers.{{Cite web |title=Ralph Hansch Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com |url=https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=73153 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=www.hockeydb.com}}

Career

Hansch was a member of the Edmonton Mercurys that won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.{{Cite book |last=Wharnsby |first=Tim |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XipDEAAAQBAJ&dq=Ralph+Hansch&pg=PT20 |title=Gold: How Gretzky's Men Ended Canada's 50-Year Olympic Hockey Drought |date=2022-02-01 |publisher=Triumph Books |isbn=978-1-63727-021-9 |language=ar}} He is the only goaltender to wear number "0" at the Olympics.{{Cite web |date=2007-02-05 |title=Ralph Hansch Olympic medals and stats |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HANSCRAL01 |access-date=2023-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205131927/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HANSCRAL01 |archive-date=2007-02-05 }} From 1949 to 1984, Hansch served as a firefighter in the Edmonton Fire Department.{{Cite web |title=Ralph Hansch Obituary (2008) - Edmonton Journal |url=https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/edmontonjournal/104791702 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=www.legacy.com |language=en}}

Personal life

Hansch and his wife, Bonnie, had three children. His son, Randy Hansch, played in the Western Hockey League and was general manager of the Edmonton Oil Kings.{{Cite web |date=2014-02-23 |title=Edmonton Mercurys were last team to win second-straight hockey gold for Canada |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/sochi2014/2014/02/23/edmonton_mercurys_were_last_team_to_win_secondstraight_hockey_gold_for_canada.html |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=thestar.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131032602/https://www.thestar.com/sports/sochi2014/2014/02/23/edmonton_mercurys_were_last_team_to_win_secondstraight_hockey_gold_for_canada.html |url-status=live }}

References

External links

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Category:1924 births

Category:2008 deaths

Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

Category:Canadian ice hockey goaltenders

Category:Ice hockey people from Edmonton

Category:Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Category:Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic gold medalists for Canada

Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Canada

Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey