John Kilpatrick (7 July 1917 – 18 December 1989) was an ice hockey player who played in the English National League (ENL). He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics (see Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics). He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.

Jack Kilpatrick
Born	(1917-07-07)7 July 1917 Bootle, England, GBR
Died	18 December 1989(1989-12-18) (aged 72)
Position	Left Wing
Played for	Wembley Lions
National team	Great Britain
Playing career	1935–1937

Career

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice Hockey
	1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Team

Although Kilpatrick was born in Bootle near Liverpool, he learned to play ice hockey in Canada.[1] Kilpatrick played in the 1935–36 and 1936–37 seasons for the Wembley Lions as a checking forward getting limited ice time.[2]

At the age of just 18 years Kilpatrick was selected to play of the GB national team in the 1936 Winter Olympics. He only played in GB's opening game against Sweden, which GB won 1–0.[2] However, this was enough to earn him a gold medal when GB went on to win the tournament. This made Kilpatrick Britain's youngest Winter Olympic gold medallist at the time.[1][2]

Awards

• Olympic gold medalist in 1936.
• Inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.

Footnotes

References

• Ice Hockey Journalists UK

External links

• British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry
• Jack Kilpatrick's profile at Sports Reference.com