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George Samolenko
Personal information
Nickname	George Samsen
Born	December 20, 1930 (age 94); Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Sport
Sport	Ice hockey
Team	Oshawa Generals; Whitby Dunlops; Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen
Medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Representing Canada

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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

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]

External links

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

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

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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.

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+{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1930)}}
-{{MedalTop}}
+{{Infobox sportsperson
-{{MedalSport | Men's [[Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]]}}
+| name = George Samolenko
+| nickname = George Samsen
+| birth_date = {{birth date and age|December 20, 1930}}
+| birth_place = [[Oshawa, Ontario]], Canada
+| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
+| team = [[Oshawa Generals]]<br>[[Whitby Dunlops]]<br>[[Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (ice hockey)|Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen]]
+| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Ice hockey at the Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]]}}
 {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}}
 {{MedalSilver| [[1960 Winter Olympics|1960 Squaw Valley]] |[[Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]]}}
+}}
-{{MedalBottom}}
-'''George R. Samolenko''' (born December 20, 1930 in [[Oshawa]], [[Ontario]]) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[ice hockey]] player who competed in the [[1960 Winter Olympics]].
+'''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 ==
-Samolenko won the silver medal at the [[1960 Winter Olympics]] in ice hockey.
+From 1947 to 1949, Samolenko played with the [[Winnipeg Monarchs (MJHL)|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 (ice hockey)|Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen]]. At the Olympics, Samolenko won a [[silver medal]]. After the victory, Samolenko retired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/george-samolenko-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033230/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/george-samolenko-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=George Samolenko Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref>
-He played for the [[Paisley Pirates]]. Samolenko played 62 matches in the [[British National League (1954–1960)|British National League]].
-His nephew is Gary Chalmers, his great nephew is Ken Chalmers and his great great nephews are Madden and Logan Chalmers.
 ==External links==
 *{{hockeydb|26696}}
-* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/george-samolenko-1.html |title=George Samolenko |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925120150/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/george-samolenko-1.html |archive-date=2011-09-25 |dead-url=no}}
+* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/george-samolenko-1.html |title=George Samolenko |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925120150/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/george-samolenko-1.html |archive-date=2011-09-25 |url-status=dead}}
+== References ==
+<references />
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 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Canadian ice hockey players]]
-[[Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario]]
 [[Category:Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics]]
 [[Category:Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics]]
-[[Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Canada]]
+[[Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Canada]]
 [[Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey]]
 [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Canada]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Oshawa]]
+[[Category:Ice hockey people from Oshawa]]