Edmonton Mercurys

Sponsored by the local Waterloo Motors dealership, the Edmonton Mercurys became local heroes.  Thier first championship occured in 1950, when they won the International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championships in London. Two years later, the team made an even bigger impression, winning Olympic gold in Oslo, Norway. The 1952 Mercurys won seven of their eight games at the Olympic tournament, and scored at least 11 goals in five of their games, including a 15-1 rout of West Germany and an 11-0 thrashing of Poland. A 3-3 tie with the Americans in the final game of the tournament was all the Mercurys needed for gold.

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