George Faulkner (ice hockey)
| George Faulkner | |||
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| Born |
December 27, 1933 Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland, British Empire |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 156 lb (71 kg; 11 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing/Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts Jacksonville Rockets |
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| Playing career | 1950–1975 | ||
Robert George Faulkner (born December 27, 1933 in Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland) is a retired professional hockey player. In 1954 he became the first professional hockey player from Newfoundland and Labrador when he signed with the minor-pro Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts of the Quebec Senior Hockey League.
In 1954 he became the first player from Newfoundland to play professional hockey. George played four seasons with the minor-pro Shawinigan Cataracts from 1954 to 1958. The Cataracts were owned by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League.
In 1958 the 24-year-old Bishop's Falls native was hired by the town of Harbour Grace as the community's recreational director. He helped run the hockey program with stadium manager Lorne Wakelin at the new Conception Bay Recreational Centre which opened in January 1958. His first task was to form a senior hockey team. The Conception Bay CeeBees, with George on defense as their playing-coach, were immediately a dominant force in the Newfoundland senior league making seven finals appearances in their first nine seasons, including four all-Newfoundland hockey championships.
In 1966 Faulkner won a Bronze medal and led Canada's national team in scoring at the World Hockey Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.
George was born in the town of Bishop's Falls located on the shores of the Exploits River in Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland, Canada. His parents were Lester, also born in Bishop's Falls, and Olive who was a native of Point Leamington. Lester's mother (Svea) was born in Burträsk,Sweden and his father (William) was born in Sherbrooke, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. George had four hockey-playing brothers (Lindy, Seth, Alex, and Jack) and two sisters (Marie and Elizabeth).He first learned how to play hockey on the Exploits River with his brothers. His brother Alex was the first Newfoundlander to play in the National Hockey League. George started his hockey career at age 15 playing with the Bishop's Falls Woodsmen in the Grand Falls Senior league. In 1951 he played Junior B with the Quebec Citadelles.
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