Magnus Goodman
Goodman at the 1920 Olympics.
Born (1898-03-18)March 18, 1898
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died July 18, 1991(1991-07-18) (aged 93)
Dade City, Florida, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Selkirk Fishermen
Winnipeg Falcons
Duluth Hornets
Kansas City Pla-Mors
Wichita Blue Jays
Kansas City Greyhounds
Wichita Skyhawks
Coral-Gables Seminoles
National team  Canada
Playing career 19171939
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp Team

Magnus "Mike" Goodman (18 March 1898 – 18 July 1991) was an Icelandic-Canadian athlete. He was a member of the Winnipeg Falcons ice hockey team, who represented Canada at the 1920 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal.[1]

Life

Goodman was born in 1898 to Icelandic immigrant Gísli Guðmundsson and Ólöf Björnsdóttir.[2] He distinguished himself in ice hockey as well as swimming and speed skating. As a young man he joined the Winnipeg Falcons, an amateur hockey team largely made up of Icelanders excluded from Winnipeg's other teams. His position was left wing. In 1920 the team won the Allan Cup and the right to represent Canada at the 1920 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic Games to feature hockey. The Falcons went on to defeat Sweden to win the gold medal. Goodman was known to carry his gold medal in his pocket at all times.

In 1938 he served as player-coach for the Coral Gables Seminoles of the Miami-based Tropical Hockey League, an early attempt to establish Hockey in the Southern United States.[3] He died in Miami in 1991 at the age of 93, the last surviving member of the Winnipeg Falcons.

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1919–20 Winnipeg Falcons MHL-M statistics unavailable
1919–20 Winnipeg Falcons Al-Cup statistics unavailable
1923–24 Duluth Rangers USAHA statistics unavailable
1925–26 Duluth Hornets CHL 325388
1926–27 Duluth Hornets AHA 38154196
1927–28 Duluth Hornets AHA 405496
1928–29 Duluth Hornets AHA 383366
1929–30 Duluth Hornets AHA 474111516
1930–31 Duluth Hornets AHA 30000
1930–31 Kansas City Pla-Mors AHA 411231528
1931–32 Kansas City Pla-Mors AHA 4597168
1932–33 Duluth Hornets / Wichita Blue Jays AHA 401932214
1933–34 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA 38881622
1934–35 Kansas City Greyhounds AHA 45571212
1935–36 Wichita Skyhawks AHA 4110102013
1936–37 Wichita Skyhawks AHA 35871511
1937–38 Wichita Skyhawks AHA 4568144
1938–39 Coral Gables Seminoles THL 146390
USAHA/CHL/AHA totals 52810978187154

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1920 Canada OG 3 3 0 3 0
Senior totals 3 3 0 3 0

Head coaching record

TeamYearRegular seasonPost season
GWLTPtsDivision RankResult
Duluth Hornets / Wichita Blue Jays1932–33 4217241344thMissed playoffs
Kansas City Greyhounds1933–34 4826184522ndWon Championship
Kansas City Greyhounds1934–35 4823250462ndLost in finals
Wichita Skyhawks1935–36 4816320326thMissed playoffs
Wichita Skyhawks1935–36 4818273365thMissed playoffs
Wichita Skyhawks1935–36 4823214463rdLost in Round 1
Coral Gables Seminoles1938–39 141220241st (no playoffs)
Total29613514912270


References

  1. "Magnus Goodman". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. "Íshokkílið Fálkanna og forsvarsmenn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 February 2002. p. B4. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. McKinley, Michael (2009). Hockey: A People's History. Random House Digital. p. 124. ISBN 978-0771057717. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
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