Toughness Runs in Murray's Family
The following article featuring former Cornell standout Douglas Murray appeared August 22 on The Hockey News Web site.
By Ken Campbell
To hear Lasse Bjorn talk about it, Floyd Martin should spend
every one of his waking hours in Kitchener, Ont., living in mortal
fear of retribution. To hear Floyd Martin talk about it, well, not
so much.
Here’s the back story: At the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw
Valley, Calif., 20 years before his grandson Douglas Murray was
born, Lasse Bjorn was a standout defenseman for the Swedish Olympic
team. In the first game of the tournament, Floyd
‘Butch’ Martin of Canada, via the Kitchener-Waterloo
Dutchmen, knocked him clean over the boards and Bjorn ended up with
broken ribs.
The story goes that Bjorn has been plotting his revenge against
Martin ever since.
Complete article can be accessed via the Hockey News Web site by clicking here.
