Charles Uksila, Jr. (October 12, 1887 – March 4, 1964) was an American professional hockey player. He played for the Portland Rosebuds and Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He was a native of Calumet, Michigan, where he started his hockey career. Prior to playing with Portland, he was a member of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. He was a member of the Rosebuds team that played the Montreal Canadiens in the 1916 Stanley Cup Final.
Uksila retired from professional hockey after the 1918–19 season, and then worked as a fancy skating instructor at the Connaught Skating Club in Vancouver."Former Portland Hockey Player Is Now an Instructor" Oregon Daily Journal. Oct. 21, 1921. Retrieved 2021-12-13. He also toured in Australia where he performed as a figure skater alongside his sister in Sydney and Melbourne."Charlie Uksila back from the antipodes" Vancouver Sun. Oct. 22, 1920 (pg. 4). Retrieved 2021-12-13.
He died in Mountain View, California, in 1964. He was of Finnish descent.
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