Winthrop Palmer

Winthrop Hale "Ding" Palmer, Jr. (December 5, 1906 – February 4, 1970) was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He died in Warehouse Point, Connecticut.

Early life Born in Summit, New Jersey, Palmer graduated from Kent School in Kent, Connecticut in 1926 where he played on the team with fellow hockey Olympian Johnny Bent. Both Palmer and Bent also played hockey at Yale University prior to competing in the Olympics.

In 1932 he was a member of the Olympic American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all six matches and scored eight goals. He was also a member of the Massachusetts Rangers, the American team that won the 1933 World Ice Hockey Championships.

He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973.

Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1927–28 Yale Independent — 52 — — — — — — — — 1928–29 Yale Independent — 8 2 10 — — — — — — 1929–30 Yale Independent — 27 10 37 — — — — — — College totals — 87 12 99 — — — — — — Note: Primary assists were only recorded infrequently.