National team United States Positions Defenseman Died July 19, 1990 | Name Allan Opsahl Playing career | |
Born September 27, 1924
Minneapolis, MN, USA ( 1924-09-27 ) | ||
Alan William "Al" Opsahl (September 27, 1924 – July 19, 1990) is an American ice hockey defenseman who competed in ice hockey at the 1948 Winter Olympics which took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Opsahl was a member of the Amateur Hockey Association (AHA) and the co-captain of the American ice hockey team which played eight games at the 1948 Winter Olympics. Although the US secured a fourth-place finish, their official standing was stripped from the records due to a dispute between the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG), and the Swiss organizing committee.
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