The Canadian Olympic Committee appointed W. A. Hewitt as head of mission for Canada at the 1928 Winter Olympics. He oversaw travel arrangements for the delegation which included figure skating, speed skating, skiing, and ice hockey.[1] Hewitt and the Canadian delegation totalled 47 people, and sailed from Halifax aboard SS Arabic to Cherbourg, then travelled to St. Moritz.[2] Hewitt and the delegation then returned to Canada aboard SS Celtic.[3]
The University of Toronto Graduates as the 1927 Allan Cup champions were chosen to represent Canada in ice hockey, and Hewitt oversaw the team's finances at the Olympics. Conn Smythe coached the team during the OHA season, but refused to go to the Olympics due to disagreements on which players were added to the team by the Canadian Olympic Committee. The Graduates went without Smythe, led by team captain Red Porter.[2]
Hewitt was opposed to the format of the hockey tournament at the Olympics, which saw the Canadian team receive a bye into the second round. He wanted the team to have more games, rather than be idle for a week.[4] Despite the wait to play, the Graduates won all three games by scoring 38 goals and conceding none, to win the gold medal.[3]
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The top teams from each of the three groups, plus Canada, which had received a bye into the medal round, played a 3 game round-robin to determine the medal winners.
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events. One would expect that athletes competing at the Nordic combined event, would participate in the cross-country skiing event as well, as they would have the opportunity to win more than one medal. This was not always the case due to the maximum number of athletes that could represent a country per event.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
^"W. A. Hewitt To Head Olympic". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Kingston, Ontario. April 19, 1927. p. 9. from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.; "Marathon Trial on September 17". Lethbridge Herald. Lethbridge, Alberta. April 21, 1927. p. 4. from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
^"Want Canadians To Play Winners". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Kingston, Ontario. February 8, 1928. p. 9. from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
Comité Olympique Suisse (1928). (PDF) (in French). Lausanne: Imprimerie du Léman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
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Canada competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St Moritz Switzerland Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games Canada at the1928 Winter OlympicsIOC codeCANNOCCanadian Olympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr olympic wbr ca in English and French in St MoritzCompetitors23 20 men 3 women in 6 sportsFlag bearerJohn PorterMedalsRanked 5thGold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1Winter Olympics appearances overview 192419281932193619481952195619601964196819721976198019841988199219941998200220062010201420182022The Canadian Olympic Committee appointed W A Hewitt as head of mission for Canada at the 1928 Winter Olympics He oversaw travel arrangements for the delegation which included figure skating speed skating skiing and ice hockey 1 Hewitt and the Canadian delegation totalled 47 people and sailed from Halifax aboard SS Arabic to Cherbourg then travelled to St Moritz 2 Hewitt and the delegation then returned to Canada aboard SS Celtic 3 Contents 1 Medalists 2 Cross country skiing 3 Figure skating 4 Ice hockey 4 1 Medal round 4 2 Top scorer 5 Nordic combined 6 Ski jumping 7 Speed skating 8 References 9 SourcesMedalists editMedal Name Sport Event Date nbsp Gold Canada men s national ice hockey team University of Toronto Charles DelahayeFrank FisherGrant GordonLouis HudsonNorbert MuellerHerbert PlaxtonHugh PlaxtonRoger PlaxtonJohn PorterFrank SullivanJoseph SullivanRoss TaylorDave Trottier Ice hockey Men s competition February 19Cross country skiing editMain article Cross country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics MenEvent Athlete RaceTime Rank18 km Merritt Putman 2 22 40 41William Thompson 2 12 24 38Figure skating editMain article Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics MenAthlete Event CF FS Places Points Final rankJack Eastwood Men s singles 17 15 106 1136 25 16Montgomery Wilson 11 16 92 1345 00 13WomenAthlete Event CF FS Places Points Final rankConstance Wilson Samuel Women s singles 5 5 35 2173 00 6Cecil Smith 2 8 32 2213 75 5PairsAthletes Points Score Final rankMaude SmithJack Eastwood 95 5 67 25 10Ice hockey edit nbsp University of Toronto Graduates at the 1928 Winter OlympicsMain article Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics The University of Toronto Graduates as the 1927 Allan Cup champions were chosen to represent Canada in ice hockey and Hewitt oversaw the team s finances at the Olympics Conn Smythe coached the team during the OHA season but refused to go to the Olympics due to disagreements on which players were added to the team by the Canadian Olympic Committee The Graduates went without Smythe led by team captain Red Porter 2 Hewitt was opposed to the format of the hockey tournament at the Olympics which saw the Canadian team receive a bye into the second round He wanted the team to have more games rather than be idle for a week 4 Despite the wait to play the Graduates won all three games by scoring 38 goals and conceding none to win the gold medal 3 Medal round edit The top teams from each of the three groups plus Canada which had received a bye into the medal round played a 3 game round robin to determine the medal winners Team GP W L GF GA nbsp Canada nbsp 3 3 0 38 0 nbsp Sweden 3 2 1 7 12 nbsp Switzerland 3 1 2 4 17 nbsp Great Britain 3 0 3 1 21February 17 nbsp Canada 11 0 4 0 5 0 2 0 nbsp SwedenFebruary 18 nbsp Canada 14 0 6 0 4 0 4 0 nbsp Great BritainFebruary 19 nbsp Switzerland 0 13 0 4 0 4 0 3 nbsp CanadaTop scorer edit Team GP G A Pts nbsp Dave Trottier 3 12 3 15Gold nbsp Canada CAN Charles DelahayeFrank FisherGrant GordonLouis HudsonNorbert MuellerHerbert PlaxtonHugh PlaxtonRoger PlaxtonJohn PorterFrank SullivanJoseph SullivanRoss TaylorDave TrottierNordic combined editMain article Nordic combined at the 1928 Winter Olympics Events 18 km cross country skiing normal hill ski jumpingThe cross country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross country skiing Those results can be found above in this article in the cross country skiing section Some athletes but not all entered in both the cross country skiing and Nordic combined event their time on the 18 km was used for both events One would expect that athletes competing at the Nordic combined event would participate in the cross country skiing event as well as they would have the opportunity to win more than one medal This was not always the case due to the maximum number of athletes that could represent a country per event The ski jumping normal hill event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping results can be found in the table below Athlete Event Cross country Ski Jumping TotalTime Points Rank Distance 1 Distance 2 Total points Rank Points RankWilliam Thompson Individual DNF DNF Merritt Putman 2 22 40 0 000 26 35 0 37 5 9 708 26 4 854 27Ski jumping editMain article Ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics Athlete Event Jump 1 Dist Jump 2 Dist TotalPoints RankGerald Dupuis Normal hill 49 0 57 0 15 500 15Speed skating editMain article Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics MenEvent Athlete RaceTime Rank500 m Ross Robinson 45 9 14Willy Logan 45 2 11Charles Gorman 43 9 71500 m Willy Logan 2 35 6 21Ross Robinson 2 32 3 17Charles Gorman 2 28 4 125000 m Willy Logan 10 10 3 29Ross Robinson 9 38 9 22References edit nbsp Sports portal nbsp Canada portal W A Hewitt To Head Olympic The Kingston Whig Standard Kingston Ontario April 19 1927 p 9 Archived from the original on March 8 2022 Retrieved April 17 2022 nbsp Marathon Trial on September 17 Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Alberta April 21 1927 p 4 Archived from the original on March 22 2022 Retrieved April 17 2022 nbsp a b Podnieks Andrew 1997 pp 23 25 a b Podnieks Andrew 1997 pp 28 29 Want Canadians To Play Winners The Kingston Whig Standard Kingston Ontario February 8 1928 p 9 Archived from the original on May 13 2022 Retrieved April 17 2022 nbsp Sources editPodnieks Andrew 1997 Canada s Olympic Hockey Teams The Complete History 1920 1998 Toronto Ontario Doubleday Canada ISBN 0 385 25688 4 Comite Olympique Suisse 1928 Resultats des Concours des IImes Jeux Olympiques d hiver PDF in French Lausanne Imprimerie du Leman Archived from the original PDF on 2010 12 17 Retrieved 2008 06 10 Olympic Medal Winners International Olympic Committee Archived from the original on 2008 05 09 Retrieved 2008 06 10 Olympic Winter Games 1928 full results by sports reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canada at the 1928 Winter Olympics amp oldid 1184312596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
