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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
Vol. 57 #3
The Falcons return - The fall of 1919
saw the first gathering into a group of the
members of the 1920 Olympic champions.
Overseas, the boys had developed into
sturdy manhood, and at least two of them
were veritable young giants upon their
return. This assisted in offsetting the lack
of opportunity for playing during the near-
ly three year absence from hockey.
In the meantime, a number of very
promising juniors were making rapid
strides towards stardom, among them, on
the Young Men’s Lutheran Club team of
the Manitoba Junior Champions, were
Mike Goodman, Eddie Stephenson, Huck
Woodman and Slim Halderson. The veter-
an seniors, combined with the new materi-
al from the junior ranks, formed a likely
looking aggregation. Speed was their out-
standing characteristic and the true spirit of
the Falcons began to make itself felt. The
team was comprised of: goal, Wally Byron;
defence,Konnie Johannesson and Bobby
Benson; centre, Frank Fredrickson; left
wing, Mike Goodman; right wing, Slim
Halderson; and substitutes, Huck
Woodman, Chris Fridfinnson, Ed
Stephenson, Harvey Benson, Connie Neil
and Babe Elliot. The manager was Steamer
Maxwell; Honorary President, Hon.
Thomas H. Johnson; President, Hebbie
Axford; Vice-President, Col. H. Marino
Hannesson; Secretary, Bill Fridfinnson;
and the executive committee consisted of
Bob Forrest, John Davidson and Fred
Thordarson.
In the first place the boys were in superb
physical condition. None of them smoked
or drank during the hockey season. Good