Researching Murray Costello
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1827 people with the Costello surname? In that year Costello was ranked number 1941 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Murray means "seaman" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Murray Costello on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Murray Costello and the Costello Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 6112 people with the Costello surname in the UK? Costello is now ranked number 977 for popularity in the UK. |
Costello Genealogy Databases
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Murray Costello
James Murray Costello (born February 24, 1934) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player, executive and administrator who dedicated a lifetime to the advancement of ice hockey in Canada. He played four seasons in the National Hockey League, and was the younger brother of Les Costello. He was a lawyer by trade, and was president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association from 1979 to 1994, then and its successor Hockey Canada from 1994 to 1998, when he facilitated the merger of the two organizations.
Costello helped establish the program of excellence for the Canada men's national junior ice hockey team, and oversaw the foundation of the Canada women's national ice hockey team, and the inaugural 1990 IIHF Women's World Championship. In addition to his work on Canadian national hockey, he spent 15 seasons as an executive in the Western Hockey League, and another 14 years as an International Ice Hockey Federation council member. Costello is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, the IIHF Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, and is an Officer of the Order of Canada, and a recipient of the Order of Hockey in Canada.
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