Willard Ikola
| Willard Ikola | ||||||||||||||
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 Ikola from 1952 Michiganensian | ||||||||||||||
| Born |
July 28, 1932 Eveleth, Minnesota, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Died | January 20, 2025 (aged 92) | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Goaltender | |||||||||||||
| Caught | Left | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1950–1958 | |||||||||||||
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Willard John Ikola (July 28, 1932 – January 20, 2025) was a Finnish American ice hockey player. He also was a high school boys' hockey coach. He was born in Eveleth, Minnesota.[1] and producing six members of US Olympic hockey teams[2][3] He played in the 1956 Winter Olympics, where he won a silver medal.
Ikola died on January 20, 2025, at the age of 92.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ First MN State Tournament
- ↑ Edina High School Hall of Fame
- ↑ Eveleth Hockey History
- ↑ Vaque, David La (2025-01-21). "Former Edina hockey coach and Olympian Willard Ikola has died". www.startribune.com. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
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