Jim Russell (ice hockey)

James Russell (March 31, 1918 – September 3, 1977) was a Canadian ice hockey player.

Jim Russell
Russell pictured circa 1938
Born	(1918-03-31)March 31, 1918 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died	September 3, 1977(1977-09-03) (aged 59) Hamilton, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Sudbury Wolves Buffalo Bisons St. Louis Flyers New Westminster Royals
National team	Canada
Playing career	1936–1951
Medal record Men's ice hockey 1938 Prague Ice hockey 1949 Stockholm Ice hockey

As a member of the Sudbury Wolves, he was a member of the 1938 Team Canada that won a gold medal at the 1938 World Ice Hockey Championships in Prague. Russell also captained the Wolves team that won a silver medal at the 1949 World Ice Hockey Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. He also played professionally with the Buffalo Bisons, St. Louis Flyers of the American Hockey League (in the 1944–45 season) as well as the New Westminster Royals in the Pacific Coast Hockey League (1947–48 season).

Russell, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, played junior hockey in Guelph, Ontario. After junior, played hockey in the Maritimes, with the Saint John Beavers, Glace Bay Miners, and North Sydney Victorias. He then served in the Canadian Army during World War II, playing on Army hockey teams in Vancouver and Toronto.[1]