Member of gold medal RCAF Flyers at the 1948 Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland
Revised rules on amateur status forced the last-minute creation of this squad, comprised of 17 Air Force and ex-Air Force players
Yet at only the fifth Olympic Winter Games ever, the Flyers reeled off six straight victories before registering a scoreless tie with heavily-favoured Czechoslovakia
In their final game against the host Swiss team, a win by two or more goals ensured the team a gold medal
In a hostile environment, the Flyers rode 22-year-old goaltender Murray Dowey to a 3-0 shutout win
Dowey finished the tournament with five shutouts in eight games
The team was inducted into the Canadian Forces Sports Hall of Fame in 1971
The team was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2008
At the base in Trenton, Ont., the rink is named the “RCAF Flyers Arenaâ€
