Biographies
Celebrating the lives of the great and the good of the hockey family.
Biographies
The Hockey Museum’s magazines and archives contains a wealth of information on notable people from hockey’s past: the movers, shakers and innovators of our game since the mid-1800s. Through our research, we are shining a light on these remarkable individuals’ lives, drawing together the various strands of their hockey involvement and documenting their achievements.
Discover biographies of the great and the good in hockey in the pages below.
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The memorial window dedicated to hockey pioneer Constance Applebee in the St John the Baptist Church in Burley, England.
Latest Biographies
Baroness Rachael Heyhoe Flint, 1939-2017
I was very saddened by the recent announcement...
Bill Colwill OBE, 1930-2016
Bill Colwill (right) receives the Doug Gardner...
Melvyn Pignon née Hickey, 1930-2016
Melvyn Pignon who has died at the age of 86 was...
Etienne Glichitch, 1926-2016
It is with great sadness that the International...
Graham Wilson, 1952-2016
Graham Wilson (photo credit, Dil Bahra) It...
Nancy Tomkins, 1914-2012
09.10.1914 – 30.12.2012 Nancy Tomkins, in...
Barbara West, 1913-2014
It is with great sadness that The Hockey Museum...
John Cranwell, 1936-2014
John Cranwell, a former Chairman of the Great...
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