George Faulkner (ice hockey)

George Faulkner
Shawinigan Cataracts 1955
Born (1933-12-27) December 27, 1933 (age 90)
Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland, British Empire
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 156 lb (71 kg; 11 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing/Defence
Shot Left
Played for Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts
Jacksonville Rockets
Playing career 1950–1975

Robert George Faulkner (born December 27, 1933, in Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland) is a retired professional hockey player. In 1954 George became the first professional hockey player from Newfoundland and Labrador when he signed with the minor-pro Shawinigan-Falls Cataracts of the Quebec Senior Hockey League.