Great Britain team blazer worn by the ice hockey captain Blaine Nathaniel Sexton at the first Winter Olympic Games at Chamonix in 1924, navy single b

Great Britain team blazer worn by the ice hockey captain Blaine Nathaniel Sexton at the first Winter Olympic Games at Chamonix in 1924, navy single breast blazer with embroidered Great Britain flag and C.O.F. VII OLYMPIADE CHAMONIX 1924 on the breast pocket, blazer bears wear throughout Blaine Nathaniel Sexton was born in 1892 and raised in Windsor Nova Scotia. He attended King's College school where the sport of ice hockey originated. He played for the college team and later for Windsor's noted senior team the Swastikas. Then came the Great War. He joined the Canadian Army and was posted to England in 1916 as an infantry officer. Twice wounded on active service in France , he transferred to the cavalry and went on to become the army sabre champion. He returned to England after 2 years living in Canada and founded a canned food brokerage business in London. Being qualified by British residence , he was selected to play defence for the Great Britain team that competed in 1924 Winter Olympics winning a bronze medal. Amongst his personal highlights was a hat trickscored in a 19-3 demolition of Belgium. In the Autumn of 1924 he founded the London Lions and took the team on many tours of Europe. They contested the final of 1924/25 Coupe de Davos and the quarter finals of the Spengler Cup. The Lions won the 1st ever play offs for the British League title.in May 1930 with Sexton scoring in a 2-1 win over Glasgow and winning the Patton Cup. He was subsequently selected to represent Great Britain in the inaugural World Championships in 1930. His last international appearance was in January 1932 and he retired from playing at the age of 40 at the end of the 1932-33 season. He became a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950 and died on 29th April 1966. He was made a member of the Birthplace of Hockey Hall of Fame in Windsor Nova Scotia in 1993.