Alex Archer

Alex Archer

Alexander "Sandy" Archer (1 May 1911 – 29 July 1997) was an ice hockey right winger who played in the English National League for the Wembley Lions. He is best remembered as a member of the Great Britain national ice hockey team which won gold at the 1936 Winter Olympics (see Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics).

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