George Kirkwood
Canadian ice hockey player
Why Is George Kirkwood Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, George Kirkwood is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who backstopped Denver to consecutive National Championships in the early 1960s. Career Kirkwood played junior hockey in his hometown of Edmonton for several years. His teams played well but he couldn't get any interest from professional teams. After exhausting his eligibility in 1957 Kirkwood was out of organized hockey for a year before Murray Armstrong brought him to Denver after the Pioneers captured their first championship. Kirkwood played on the freshman team before joining the varsity squad in 1959 and became an instant success for the Pios. As a sophomore, Kirkwood helped lead Denver to a top finish in the inaugural WCHA season and was named co-Sophomore of the Year He was named to the All-WCHA First Team but was left off of the All-American roster as some believed his success was more a function of the team's dominance rather than his own play.
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