Wilf Talbot

Canadian ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Wilf Talbot

Talbot with the Edmonton Hustlers in 1919–20.

Born|  (1897-06-03)June 3, 1897
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died|  November 4, 1946(1946-11-04) (aged 49)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Position|  Goaltender
Played for|  Edmonton Eskimos
Playing career|  1919-1924

Wilfred Gladstone "Wilf" Talbot (June 3, 1897 – November 4, 1946) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League in the 1921–22 season.[1] He also played two seasons in the Big-4 League with the Edmonton Hustlers and the Edmonton Dominions. He died in 1946 at Victoria, British Columbia of an accidental gunshot wound to the chest. He was 49.[2]

Wilf Talbot's younger brother Peter Thomas "Pete" Talbot (born January 31, 1899) was also an ice hockey goaltender in Edmonton, between 1914 and 1917, but died in World War I on May 23, 1918, at an age of 19.[3]

## References

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1. ^ SIHR – Player List sihrhockey.org
2. ^ "Person Details for Wilfrid Gladstone Talbot, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
3. ^ Edmonton Bulletin, May 31, 1918, pg. 9

## External links

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* Wilf Talbot's career statistics at JustSportsStats