Jimmy Chappell

This article is about the ice hockey player. For the astronomer and photographer, see James Chappell.
Jimmy Chappell
Born (1915-03-25)25 March 1915
Huddersfield, England, GBR
Died 3 April 1973(1973-04-03) (aged 58)
Pinellas County, FL, USA
Position Centre
Played for Earls Court Rangers
Fife Flyers
Dunfermline Vikings
Brighton Tigers
National team  Great Britain
Playing career 1935–1948

James William Chappell (25 March 1915 – 3 April 1973) also known as Jim Chappell and Jimmy Chappell, is a former ice hockey player who mainly played in the English National League (ENL). However, he is best remembered for playing for the Great Britain national ice hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.

Career

Although born in Huddersfield in England, Chappell's family emigrated to Canada when he was 10 years old. He learned to play ice hockey while living in Ontario where he progressed through the junior ranks to play with the Oshawa Collegiates and the Whitby Intermediates between 1931 and 1934.

Club

Chappell returned to England in 1935 when he joined the Earls Court Rangers for their inaugural season in the ENL. He stayed with Earls Court for three seasons before joining the Fife Flyers in Scotland for their inaugural season in 1938–39. He again joined a club for their inaugural season when he joined the Dunfermline Vikings for the 1939–40 season. After World War II — in which he took part in the D-Day landings at Normandy — Chappell joined the Brighton Tigers for the 1946–47 season staying with them until he retired following the 1948–49 season.

International

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice Hockey
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team

Chappell played for the GB national team at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where he scored two goals in the six games he played and helped the team to win the gold medal.

Chappell also played for the GB national team in the 1937 and 1938 World Championships. In the 1937 championships he helped the team to silver medal and, as the highest placed European team, the gold medal in the European Championships at the tournament. In the 1938 championships he again helped the team to silver medal.

In 1948, Chappell again appeared for the GB national team at the Olympics held in Switzerland when the team finished in sixth place.

Retirement

After retiring from ice hockey, Chappell continued to contribute to the game for a while as a referee. He then returned with his family to Canada where he was successful in business before he died suddenly while on holiday in Pinellas County, Florida in 1976.

Awards and honours

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