Hans Georgii
| Hans Georgii | |
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| Position | Left Wing |
| Teams | AIK IF Berliner EV Berliner Schlittschuhclub |
| National team |  Sweden
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| Born | June 29, 1889, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | June 11, 1970, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Playing Career | 1909 – 1920 |
Hans Petter Georgii (June 29, 1889 - June 11, 1970) was a Swedish hockey player. He initially played bandy hockey with AIK IF in 1909. After moving to Germany to study in 1911, he began playing ice hockey with Berliner EV that December. He later joined Berliner Schlittschuhclub.
Georgii, known for the white scarf he always wore while playing, soon became one of the top players on the team. At the international level, he played for the German National Team at the LIHG Championships in 1912, 1913, and 1914.[1]
He was the Swedish delegate at the 1912-13 IIHF congress (the country would not join the federation until 1920). Georgii returned to his native country with the outbreak of World War I in 1914.
Following his return to Sweden, Georgii was selected to play for the Swedish National Team at the 1920 Summer Olympics hockey tournament. He was one of the few players named to the team (along with Hansjacob Mattsson, Nils Molander and David Säfwenberg) who had any experience playing ice hockey - the rest had only played bandy in Sweden.[2]
Georgii was named the team captain, but we was unable to make the trip to Antwerp for the tournament after falling seriously ill.
He was posthumously inducted into the Swedish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012.
References
- ↑ Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopedia 1904-2005. Germany: Books on Demand.
- ↑ "THE BIRTH OF SWEDISH ICE HOCKEY - ANTWERP 1920" - Kenth Hansen