What is Basil Hansen?
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | alt = | caption = | image_size = 230px | position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right Wing]] | shoots = | height_ft = | height_in = | weight_lb = | played_for = Monarchs | ntl_team = AUS | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1926|10|7}} | birth_place = [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2015|1|2|1926|10|7}} | death_place = | career_start = 1946 | career_end = 1963 }} '''Basil Hansen''' (7 October 1926 – 2 January 2015) was an [[Australians|Australian]] [[ice hockey]] player. He played from 1946 until 1963. He was a member of the Australian national team during the [[1960 Winter Olympics]] in [[Squaw Valley, California|Squaw Valley]], [[California]], [[United States]]. He played for the Monarchs his entire career and even coarched the team for two years after his retirement. Hansen was born in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. His son, Greg, also became an ice hockey player. Hansen died on 2 January 2015 at the age of 88.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9327&cHash=6139b973a891b6404cf7d739a7b18329|title=Hansen passes away|work=International Ice Hockey Federation|date=3 January 2015|access-date=4 January 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Basil}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Australian ice hockey players]] [[Category:Ice hockey coaches]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Melbourne]] {{Sports-bio-stub}}