Harold Anthony "Boat" Hurley (November 16, 1929 – August 29, 2017) was a

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who competed in the

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. Born in Stratford, Ontario, he won the silver medal at the

in ice hockey. He played for such teams as the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen,

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, and

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. He played one match in the

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. In his final season of senior amateur hockey, Hurley was the goaltender for the 1970-71 Galt Hornets--a team that won the Allan Cup. Hurley was a longtime employee of Bauer Industries Ltd., a company that manufactured padding for automobiles. Hurley died in Kitchener, Ontario, on August 29, 2017, aged 87.

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