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Inducted
into the Hall of Fame in 1991. John Rost holds a very special place in the
British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, being the first son of a Hall of Famer
to be inducted alongside his father. Born March 28th, 1944 in London, John
learned to skate at the age of ten and took up hockey as a teenager.
Among his early teams were the Streatham Maple Leafs, Richmond
Ambassadors and London Senators. In 1962, he joined the Brighton Tigers
and played for the famous club until the south coast rink closed in
1965. During this period, in the 62/63 season, he was voted the “Most
Promising Young Player” of the year. He went on to play for both the Wembley lions and
the Vets, before taking a major role in reintroducing hockey to
Streatham after an absence of more than a decade. He was to play for
and, at various times, coached and managed the Streatham team, known
from 1976 onwards as the Redskins. John Rost was also chairman of the
club for sixteen years and did much to encourage the many young players
who passed through the junior ranks at the South London rink during the
eighties. Rost joined the sports governing body, the BIHA
Council in 1976 and also managed Great Britain teams, at both junior and
senior level, in European and World Championship tournaments. In the
1989/90 season, he returned to coaching with the Richmond Flyers of the
English League First Division. After starting out as a forward before switching
to a defensive role, John Rost served ice hockey in just about every
possible capacity. The family tradition in the sport continued into a
third generation as his own son, Warren, played in the Heineken League
with Premier Division club Ayr Raiders, before he too returned to the
London area spending many years associated with the Slough Jets club. Compiled with research, provided by
Martin C.Harris – April
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