Max Sillig | |||
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Born |
La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland | 19 November 1873||
Died |
15 November 1959 Lausanne, Switzerland | (aged 85)||
Position | Right wing | ||
National team | Switzerland | ||
Playing career | 1904–1924 |
Max Sillig (19 November 1873 – 15 November 1959) was a Swiss ice hockey player and builder. [1]
Sillig was born in La Tour-de-Peilz, and played for the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. [2] He played at RW position throughout his career. [3] He is sometimes called as the "Father of Swiss Ice Hockey". [4] In 1905, he founded Hockey Club, Bellerive that in 1907 and 1908 won the championship of Western Switzerland and in 1909 became the first Swiss Ice Hockey champion. [5]
He was president of the International Ice Hockey Federation from 1920–1922. His successor was Paul Loicq. [6] He died in Lausanne.
Max Sillig | |||
---|---|---|---|
Born |
La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland | 19 November 1873||
Died |
15 November 1959 Lausanne, Switzerland | (aged 85)||
Position | Right wing | ||
National team | Switzerland | ||
Playing career | 1904–1924 |
Max Sillig (19 November 1873 – 15 November 1959) was a Swiss ice hockey player and builder. [1]
Sillig was born in La Tour-de-Peilz, and played for the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. [2] He played at RW position throughout his career. [3] He is sometimes called as the "Father of Swiss Ice Hockey". [4] In 1905, he founded Hockey Club, Bellerive that in 1907 and 1908 won the championship of Western Switzerland and in 1909 became the first Swiss Ice Hockey champion. [5]
He was president of the International Ice Hockey Federation from 1920–1922. His successor was Paul Loicq. [6] He died in Lausanne.