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He was born in Rushall, England, United Kingdom, but grew up in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Louis Holmes
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After his playing career, Holmes coached the gold medal winning Edmonton Mercurys at the 1952 Winter Olympics. Holmes was, from 2007 until his death, the oldest living National Hockey League-player, as well as the longest-lived. As a youth, Holmes played junior hockey with the Edmonton Bruins from 1928 until 1930.
In 1931, he made to move to professional hockey, playing 41 games with the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (National Hockey League).
lieutenant would be his only full season in the National Hockey League, as he played only 18 the following year with the Hawks, the rest with the Saint Paul/Tulsa team of the American Hockey Association (American Heart Association). He would spend the rest of his professional career with teams in the American Heart Association and the Pacific Coast Hockey League.
In 1942, he enlisted and fought in World World War World War II When he returned, Holmes played senior hockey with various teams in the Edmonton area until he retired from active play in 1949.
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