Jack Kilpatrick

Jack Kilpatrick
Position	Left Wing
Teams	Wembley Lions
National team	Great Britain
Born	July 7, 1917, Millom, England
Died	December 18, 1989, Nelson, BC, CAN
Playing Career	1935 – 1937

John "Jack" Kilpatrick (July 7, 1917 – December 18, 1989), also known as Jack Kilpatrick, was an ice hockey player who played in the English National League (ENL). He also played for the British National Team which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.

Although Kilpatrick was born in Bootle near Liverpool, he learned to play ice hockey in Canada. Kilpatrick played in the 1935–36 and 1936–37 seasons for the Wembley Lions as a checking forward getting limited ice time.

At the age of just 18 years Kilpatrick was selected to play of the GB national team in the 1936 Winter Olympics. He only played in GB's opening game against Sweden, which GB won 1–0. However, this was enough to earn him a gold medal when GB went on to win the tournament. This made Kilpatrick Britain's youngest Winter Olympic gold medallist at the time.

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