Tony Hemmerling
Encyclopedia
Anthony Elmer Charles Hemmerling (May 15, 1914 – May 23, 1983) was a professional ice hockey
player who played 24 games in the National Hockey League
. Born in Landis, Saskatchewan
, he played with the New York Americans
.
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 who played 24 games in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. Born in Landis, Saskatchewan
Landis, Saskatchewan
Landis is a village in western Saskatchewan, Canada, about 32 miles south of Wilkie and about 80 miles west from Saskatoon on Highway 14. Landis has a population of 400. It is located within the Sun West School Division. From 1907 to 1909, the post office at Section 23, Township 37, Range 18 west...
, he played with the New York Americans
New York Americans
The New York Americans were a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York from 1925 to 1942. They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League and the second to play in the United States. The team never won the Stanley Cup, but reached the semifinals...
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