Bill Dimock

William Richmond Dimock (April 7, 1923 – November 22, 2016) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Sudbury Wolves. He captained the team which won the silver medal at the 1949 World Ice Hockey Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.

Bill Dimock
Born (1923-04-07)April 7, 1923
Trail, British Columbia
Died November 22, 2016(2016-11-22) (aged 93)
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Sudbury Wolves
Verdun Rams
Alberta Golden Bears
National team  Canada
Playing career 1945–1952
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 1949 Stockholm Ice hockey

He also played with the Verdun Rams and Alberta Golden Bears.[1]

He lived in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, where he was honoured by the Pictou County Sports Heritage Hall of Fame in 2014.[2][3] He died in 2016 [4] and is buried at Heatherdale Memorial Gardens in Nova Scotia.[5]

References
  1. "Bill Dimock", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 4, 2015.
  2. "SaltWire | Nova Scotia". Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  3. "The Pictou Advocate -". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  4. Bill Dimock's obituary
  5. Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Richmond Dimock (1923–2014), Find a Grave Memorial no. 144315087, citing Heatherdale Memorial Gardens, Westville, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Jody MacKeil (contributor 47631621) .
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