Mickey Roth

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Mickey Roth
Born (1927-05-24) May 24, 1927 (age 95)
Tavistock, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Lethbridge Maple Leafs
Stratford Kroehlers
Stratford Indians
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 19441962
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1951 Paris Ice hockey

Lyle Arnold "Mickey" Roth (born May 24, 1927) was a Canadian ice hockey player with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs. He won a gold medal at the 1951 World Ice Hockey Championships in Paris, France. The 1951 Lethbridge Maple Leafs team was inducted to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1974. [1] He also played with the Stratford Kroehlers and Stratford Indians. [2]

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References

  1. "Lethbridge Maple Leafs 1951". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  2. "Mickey Roth", Society for International Hockey Research Database, accessed August 4, 2015.