Gordon Christian
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Gordon Eugene "Gord, Ginny" Christian (born November 21, 1927) is a retired ice hockey
player. He played with the University of North Dakota
from 1947 to 1950, tying for scoring leader on the team in both the 1947-48 and 1948–49 seasons. He was a member of the silver medal winning 1956 United States Olympic ice hockey team
. He was born in Warroad, Minnesota
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. He played with the University of North Dakota
University of North Dakota
The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...
from 1947 to 1950, tying for scoring leader on the team in both the 1947-48 and 1948–49 seasons. He was a member of the silver medal winning 1956 United States Olympic ice hockey team
Ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. This tournament was also counted as IIHF World Championship and IIHF European Championship. For World Championships Pool B matches were also played between GDR, Norway and Belgium in Berlin...
. He was born in Warroad, Minnesota
Warroad, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,722 people, 657 households, and 419 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 766 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 81.65% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 7.38% Native American,...
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