Bob Attersley Robert " Bob " Attersley ( August 13 , 1933 – March 12 , 2010 ) was well known as a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1960 Winter Olympics and brought home a silver medal . He was born in Oshawa , Ontario to Ernest & Marietta Attersly . He died on March 12 , 2010 . Hockey career . Bob Attersly became renowned for his skill in the sport of Hockey at an early age . He played on Bantam and Midget teams in Oshawa and then proceeded onto Junior " B " . Eventually reaching Major Junior ' A ' hockey in 1950 - 1951 when he first played for the Oshawa Generals . He remained with the Generals for a total of 3 Seasons , receiving the Red Tilson Trophy as the Ontario Hockey League ' s most valuable player in 1952 - 53 . In hopes of signing him , he was invited by the Boston Bruins to their training camp at Hershey , Pennsylvania in 1953 . While considering the offer made by Boston , the Generals lost their arena to a fire . This fire not only took their home , but all their equipment as well . This forced the team to split up , names were put into a hat and divided between the remaining teams . This landed Bob with the Guelph Biltmores for a year at the same fee offered by Boston . Other than playing exhibition games with the Bruins he remained with the Biltmores . With the contract to the Guelph Biltmores coming to an end , Bob joined the team the Oshawa Truckmen ( This team was coached and managed by a childhood friend - Wren Blair ) . Because of the loss of the Oshawa arena , the 1953 - 1954 season was played in Bowmanville . At this point Bob Attersly made his way back to Whitby with the then Oshawa Truckmen , which changed its name to the Whitby Dunlops . With his Centre position secured for the Whitby Dunlops , Bob went on to win the scoring championship in the league for four of the five seasons . In 1956 - 1957 , Bob , went on to win the Allan Cup with the Whitby Dunlops in their first year as a Senior " A " club . He also managed to set two records during his time with the Dunlops . A record of 70 assists in the 1956 - 1957 season and in 1958 - 1959 a record for total points at the end of a season , 95 . He earned the right to represent Canada at the 1958 World Hockey Championship in Oslo , Norway with the Dunlops . In the final game , Bob had walked away with 2 goals and 1 assist and brought home the gold for Canada . In the 1958 - 1959 season , Robert Attersly brought home his second Allan Cup with the Whitby Dunlops . In the following year Bob joined the Kitchener - Waterloo Dutchmen to represent Canada for a second time . This time it was at the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley , California . He ended up bringing back the Silver Medal for Canada . After returning from Squaw Valley Bob went on to join the Kingston Frontenacs of the Eastern Professional Hockey League , until leaving hockey in 1963 . Recognition . He received two major forms of recognition for his many years playing hockey . On August 14 , 1981 , the Whitby Dunlops were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto . Bob and Harry Sinden ' s sweaters were placed in a glass case as part of a display of World Championship teams Canada has produced since the Second World War . In 1986 Bob was also recognized for his his years with the Generals , when he was inducted into the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame . Return to Hockey . Attersley returned to hockey in 1989 when along with Wren Blair , he purchased the then Kingston Raiders . The new owners kept the team in Kingston and restored the old Frontenacs name .