Charlie Uksila

Charles Uksila, Jr. (October 12, 1887 – March 4, 1964) was an American professional hockey player. He played for the Portland Rosebuds and Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He was a native of Calumet, Michigan, where he started his hockey career. Prior to playing with Portland, he was a member of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. He was a member of the Rosebuds team that played the Montreal Canadiens in the 1916 Stanley Cup Finals.[2]

Charlie Uksila
Born (1887-10-12)October 12, 1887
Calumet, MI, USA
Died March 4, 1964(1964-03-04) (aged 76)
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left[1]
Played for Portland Rosebuds
Vancouver Millionaires
Playing career 1907–1919

Uksila retired from professional hockey after the 1918–19 season, and then worked as a fancy skating instructor at the Connaught Skating Club in Vancouver.[3] He also toured in Australia where he performed as a figure skater alongside his sister in Sydney and Melbourne.[4]

He died in Santa Clara, California, in 1964. He was of Finnish descent.[5]

References
  • Sproule, Bill (2021). "Charles Uksila: From the Copper Country to the Ice Capades". The Hockey Research Journal. Society for Internaional Hockey Research (vol. 22, December 2021).

Citations
  1. The Sunday Oregonian, Dec. 5 1915, pg. 4
  2. "Official rules for ice hockey, speed skating, figure skating and curling". New York, American sports publishing company.
  3. "Former Portland Hockey Player Is Now an Instructor" Oregon Daily Journal. Oct. 21, 1921. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  4. "Charlie Uksila back from the antipodes" Vancouver Sun. Oct. 22, 1920 (pg. 4). Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  5. "Charles W UKSILA". Legends of Australian Ice. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
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