Oscar Ingolfur Asmundson (November 17, 1908 – November 2, 1964) was a Canadian

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right winger who played six seasons in the

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. Asmundson won the

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as a member of the

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1933 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...

. He was born in Markerville,

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, but grew up in Red Deer, Alberta. During World War II he competed with the United States Coast Guard Cutters hockey team. He also played several years in the minor leagues, primarily in the International American Hockey League/

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, and retired in 1945.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Asmundson, Ossie 1908 births 1964 deaths Bronx Tigers players Burials at Los Angeles National Cemetery Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey right wingers Canadian people of Scandinavian descent Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Detroit Olympics (IHL) players Detroit Red Wings players Montreal Canadiens players New Haven Eagles players New York Americans players New York Rangers players Philadelphia Rockets players Providence Reds players St. Louis Eagles players Ice hockey people from Alberta People from Red Deer County Stanley Cup champions United States Coast Guard Cutters players United States Coast Guard personnel of World War II Victoria Cubs players Vancouver Lions players Washington Lions players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen