Allum, William James Douglas 'Bill' b. October 9, 1916 d. March 14, 1992 Professional Hockey Player. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Allum played for teams in the NHL, EAHL, IAHL, WJRHL, WSRHL, Al-Cup, EHL, NSDHL, WNDHL, OHA-SR, and the USHL hockey leagues. At 5'11, and 194lbs, Allum played the position of Defense for the Winnipeg Rangers from 1934 to 1936, Winnipeg Packers from 1936 to 1937, New York Rovers from 1937 to 1939, Philadelphia Ramblers from 1938 to 1941, Buffalo Bisons from 1941 to 1943, 1945 to 1946, New Haven Eagles from 1941 to 1942, Winnipeg Navy...[Read More] (Bio by: K) Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Cooper, Joseph b. December 14, 1914 d. March 30, 1979 Professional Hockey Player. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, he played as a Defenseman for the National Hockey League's New York Rangers from 1935 to 1938, and the Chicago Blackhawks from 1938 to 1946, playing 414 games, scoring 30 goals, and tallying 96 points. Following his retirement from hockey, he went back to Winnipeg, where he opened up several bowling alleys with fellow hockey player Bill Mosienko. Cooper also owned and operated a successful farm in East Kildonan, Manitoba. On March 30...[Read More] (Bio by: K) Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Roblin, Dufferin 'Duff' b. June 17, 1917 d. May 30, 2010 Premier of Manitoba. The grandson of another Manitoba premier, Rodmond Roblin, "Duff" Roblin served as the 14th premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967. During that time he oversaw the construction of the Winnipeg Floodway, also known as "Duff's Ditch". Though he was criticized at the time for the initiative, it has since saved the city of Winnipeg from flooding numerous times, most notably in 1997. He later became a Canadian senator. (Bio by: JC) Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Winkler, Hal (Harold Lang) b. March 20, 1894 d. May 30, 1956 Professional Hockey Player. Born in Gretna, Manitoba, Hal Winkler moved to Winnipeg when he was 15 yrs. Winkler played goal with Winnipeg teams before turning pro with the Edmonton Eskimos (1922-24). He moved to the Calgary Tigers (1924-26) and made the National Hockey League when the WCHL player were purchased en masse by the eastern loop. Winkler guarded the goal in the New York Rangers 1926 debut. He recorded a 1-0 shutout over the Montreal Maroons. He was traded to the Boston Bruins later...[Read More] (Bio by: 1weasel) Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
b. October 9, 1916 d. March 14, 1992