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Jack Evans (ice hockey)

Jack Evans, Welsh-Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1996)

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Born
April 21, 1928
Died
November 10, 1996
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1928

About Jack Evans (ice hockey)

William John Trevor "Jack" Evans was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks between 1949 and 1963. With Chicago, he won the Stanley Cup in 1961. After his playing career, he worked as a coach, and coached the California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons, and Hartford Whalers between 1975 and 1988. Jack Evans played in the 1962 NHL All-Star game in Toronto also making him the first NHL All-Star player originating from Wales. He was a member of the 1961 Stanley Cup winning team making him the first Welsh born Stanley Cup Champion.

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Jack Evans (ice hockey) timeline

  1. With Chicago, he won the Stanley Cup in 1961.
  2. He was a member of the 1961 Stanley Cup winning team making him the first Welsh born Stanley Cup Champion.
  3. Jack Evans played in the 1962 NHL All-Star game in Toronto also making him the first NHL All-Star player originating from Wales.

The world when Jack Evans (ice hockey) was born

Jack Evans (ice hockey) was born in 1928. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1928

  • #1 song"Makin' Whoopee" – Eddie Cantor
  • Top movieSteamboat Willie (first Mickey Mouse)
  • Best-selling bookLady Chatterley's Lover – D.H. Lawrence

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech
  • Top headlineHerbert Hoover elected president
  • Technology milestonePenicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming
  • Defining fadMickey Mouse mania
  • Notable inventionSliced bread
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population120.5M

1928 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jack Evans (ice hockey)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19282026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,200$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population120.5M341 million

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