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| birth_place = [[Oshawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada
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'''George R. Samolenko''' (born December 20, 1930), later known as '''George Samsen''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/3480563-memories-come-flooding-back/|title = Memories come flooding back}}</ref> is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] former [[ice hockey]] player who competed and won a silver medal in the [[1960 Winter Olympics]]. He was born in [[Oshawa, Ontario]].
'''George R. Samolenko''' (born December 20, 1930), later known as '''George Samsen''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/3480563-memories-come-flooding-back/|title = Memories come flooding back| date=15 March 2008 }}</ref> is a Canadian former [[ice hockey]] player who competed and won a silver medal in the [[1960 Winter Olympics]]. He was born in [[Oshawa, Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web |title=George Samolenko |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97127 |website=Olympedia |access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
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Latest revision as of 04:53, 29 February 2024

George Samolenko
Personal information
NicknameGeorge Samsen
Born (1930-12-20) December 20, 1930 (age 94)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Sport
SportIce hockey
TeamOshawa Generals
Whitby Dunlops
Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
Medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Silver medal – second place 1960 Squaw Valley Ice hockey

George R. Samolenko (born December 20, 1930), later known as George Samsen,[1] is a Canadian former ice hockey player who competed and won a silver medal in the 1960 Winter Olympics. He was born in Oshawa, Ontario.[2]

Career

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From 1947 to 1949, Samolenko played with the Winnipeg Monarchs. Afterward, he moved to the Ontario Junior Hockey League where he played two seasons with the Oshawa Generals. He decided to play with the Eastern Ontario Hockey League, spending his first season with the Kingston Goodyears. In 1956, Samolenko joined the Whitby Dunlops He received an Allan Cup, which got his team in a position to play in the 1958 World Ice Hockey Championships. The Dunlops brought home a gold medal from the tournament. They won a second Allan Cup in 1959, which gave them the ability to compete in the 1960 Winter Olympics, but they turned down the opportunity. That opportunity was then given to the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen. At the Olympics, Samolenko won a silver medal. After the victory, Samolenko retired.[3]

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  • George Samolenko career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Samolenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-09-25.

References

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  1. ^ "Memories come flooding back". 15 March 2008.
  2. ^ "George Samolenko". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ "George Samolenko Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-03-14.