Rope was a member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen who won the bronze medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1956 Winter Olympics[1] and the silver medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

[3]: A9  He spent the rest of his teaching career at He Glenview Park Secondary School where he taught math and was director of athletics.

[3]: A9  He helped establish the city's minor hockey program, a tennis club, and hiking trails.

[3]: A1  After his death in 2009, admirers erected a stone monument in Cambridge's Churchill Park in Rope's honour.

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