Facts: - played for: lethbridge maple leafs edmonton mercurys - death place: lethbridge , ab , can - career end: 1961 - ntl team: canada - position: center - death date: 29 august 2006 - medaltemplates: men 's ice hockey - birth date: 22 april 1927 - career start: 1946 - name: bill gibson - image size: 190px - birth place: merritt , bc , can Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william gibson -lrb- ice hockey -rrb- .
william james '' bill , billy '' gibson -lrb- april 22 , 1927 -- august 29 , 2006 -rrb- was a canadian ice hockey player .he was born in lethbridge , alberta .gibson was a member of the edmonton mercurys that won a gold medal at the 1952 winter olympics in oslo , norway .during the tournament , he scored 15 goals and 7 assists in 8 games , making him the top scorer .