Glen Sonmor
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Glen Sonmor was a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player best known for his long coaching career in professional and major junior hockey, including notable stints in the WHA and NHL.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glen Sonmor canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5972787 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Glen Sonmor Context triple: [Birmingham Bulls (WHA), headCoach, Glen Sonmor]
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A.
Glen Moy
Glen Moy is one of the Angus Glens in eastern Scotland, known as a scenic valley characterized by its rugged hills and rural landscapes.
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B.
Glen Brittle
Glen Brittle is a scenic glen on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, known for its dramatic Cuillin mountain backdrop, waterfalls, and popular hiking trails.
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C.
Glen Schofield
Glen Schofield is a video game developer and executive best known as the co-creator of the Dead Space series and a leader on major AAA action titles.
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D.
Glen Selvy
Glen Selvy is a central character in Don DeLillo’s novel "Running Dog," depicted as a disillusioned former government operative entangled in a dangerous conspiracy involving a rumored pornographic film of Adolf Hitler.
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E.
Glen Doll
Glen Doll is a scenic glen in the Angus region of Scotland, known for its rugged mountain landscapes, forests, and popular hiking routes into the Cairngorms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Glen Sonmor Target entity description: Glen Sonmor was a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player best known for his long coaching career in professional and major junior hockey, including notable stints in the WHA and NHL.
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A.
Glen Moy
Glen Moy is one of the Angus Glens in eastern Scotland, known as a scenic valley characterized by its rugged hills and rural landscapes.
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B.
Glen Brittle
Glen Brittle is a scenic glen on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, known for its dramatic Cuillin mountain backdrop, waterfalls, and popular hiking trails.
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C.
Glen Schofield
Glen Schofield is a video game developer and executive best known as the co-creator of the Dead Space series and a leader on major AAA action titles.
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D.
Glen Selvy
Glen Selvy is a central character in Don DeLillo’s novel "Running Dog," depicted as a disillusioned former government operative entangled in a dangerous conspiracy involving a rumored pornographic film of Adolf Hitler.
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E.
Glen Doll
Glen Doll is a scenic glen in the Angus region of Scotland, known for its rugged mountain landscapes, forests, and popular hiking routes into the Cairngorms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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ice hockey coach ⓘ ice hockey player ⓘ |
| coachedIn |
major junior hockey
ⓘ
professional hockey ⓘ |
| coachedTeam |
Edmonton Oilers (WHA)
ⓘ
Minnesota Fighting Saints ⓘ Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Minnesota North Stars ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota North Stars (partial use)
St. Paul Fighting Saints (WHA) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-04-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-12-14 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honor |
inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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inducted into the Minnesota Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| injury | career-ending eye injury as a player ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn |
National Hockey League
ⓘ
World Hockey Association ⓘ |
| leaguePlayedIn | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Minnesota North Stars organization
ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota North Stars (partial use)
|
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coaching in the WHA and NHL
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long coaching career in professional and major junior hockey ⓘ |
| occupation |
ice hockey coach
ⓘ
ice hockey player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Selkirk, Manitoba
|
| placeOfDeath |
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Brantford
|
| playedFor |
Cincinnati Mohawks
ⓘ
Cleveland Barons (AHL) ⓘ New York Rangers ⓘ Quebec Aces ⓘ St. Paul Saints (USHL) ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | left wing ⓘ |
| residence |
Minnesota, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota
|
| role |
assistant general manager
ⓘ
general manager ⓘ head coach ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glen Sonmor Description of subject: Glen Sonmor was a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player best known for his long coaching career in professional and major junior hockey, including notable stints in the WHA and NHL.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.