Thomas Pollock

Thomas Allen Pollock (August 1, 1925 – August 17, 1994) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He was a member of the Edmonton Mercurys that won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.[1] Pollock died of a stroke in 1994; he was the first member of the 1952 Olympic team to die.[2][3]

For the unionist politician from Northern Ireland, see Thomas Duncan Pollock. For the early governor of North Carolina, see Thomas Pollock (governor).
Tom Pollock
Born (1925-08-01)August 1, 1925
McConnell, Manitoba, Canada
Died August 17, 1994(1994-08-17) (aged 69)
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Position Defenseman
Played for Edmonton Mercurys
National team  Canada
Playing career 1942–1960
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
1952 Oslo Ice hockey

References
  1. "Thomas Pollock Olympic medals and stats". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  2. "Pollock, Thomas", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed 1 Aug 2015
  3. "Stroke claims medallist", Edmonton Journal, August 20, 1994.


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