Winnipeg Falcons and George Cumbers

George Cumbers: The Falcons, who are featured in a newly produced Heritage Minute , lost two members to First World War combat, then rebounded to win the first-ever Olympic hockey championship, according to The Star. They were disbanded to enlist in the war and lost players Frank Buster Thorsteinson and George Cumbers in combat overseas and Their names may not be familiar to modern hockey fans but the Winnipeg Falcons were hockey heroes. The team was formed in the 1912-13 season in Winnipeg , made up mostly of immigrant kids from Winnipegs Little Iceland. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.