Keith Woodall

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKeith Eugene•Woodall
Used nameKeith•Woodall
Born4 August 1926 in Elmira, Ontario (CAN)
Died17 May 1981 in Halifax, Nova Scotia (CAN)
AffiliationsKitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, Kitchener (CAN)
NOC Canada
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Goalie Keith Woodall had an eclectic career in ice hockey that began with two junior seasons with the Kitchener Greenshirts from 1944 through 1946. He then moved up to the Senior Ontario Hockey League where he played a year with the Owen Sound Mohawks, followed by a season with the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen. He then moved across the country, spending a year with the Edmonton Flyers, prior to changing continents altogether and playing, to significant acclaim, in Streatham, London, Britain with the suburb’s eponymous hockey team. He returned to Canada in 1950 for a season with the Cape Breton Major Hockey League’s Glace Bay Miners before making the trek back to Ontario and spending a year with the Brantford Redmen. He rejoined the Dutchmen in 1952 and won two Allan Cups, given annually to the senior men’s ice hockey champions in Canada, in 1953 and 1955. The latter also earned the team the right to represent Canada in ice hockey at the 1956 Olympics, where Woodall minded the net for four matches and took home a bronze medal. Upon his return from the Olympics he retired from active play.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) CAN Keith Woodall
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Canada 3 Bronze

Special Notes