Charlie Hodge (ice hockey)

Charles Edward "Charlie" Hodge ( born July 28, 1933, Lachine, Quebec ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender and coach, who played from 1954 to 1971 for the Montreal Canadiens, Oakland Seals and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League.

Career

With the Montreal Canadiens Junior Hodge won during his junior time the Memorial Cup. His talent had been recognized early on the Canadiens, but with the four- year-older Jacques Plante had a goalie in front of him, who was one of the top stars in the NHL.

In the professional area he played with the Cincinnati Mohawks of the IHL, the Buffalo Bisons and Providence Reds in the AHL, the Seattle Americans in the WHL and the Montreal Royals and the Shawinigan Falls Cataracts in QHL. No matter where he played, he stood out for outstanding lines of his team. Five times he was elected to his league in an All-Star team.

Meanwhile, his appearances in the NHL were rare. In the 1954/55 season he played his first 14 games for the Montreal Canadiens. With seven wins, including a shutout of his performance was pleasing, but only in the season in 1957/58 came his next twelve games. Despite renewed eight wins and one other shutout came in the next two years added only three more games. Often he played with the Rochester Americans in the AHL and the Montreal Royals. In the 1960/61 season, it was thought, after 30 missions he had made ​​a breakthrough, but the following year, played all 70 games the Canadiens Plante. Hodge spent three seasons with the Quebec Aces in the AHL.

Meanwhile, 30 years old, he was in season 1963/64, finally goalkeeper of the Canadiens. Plante had since moved to New York and Gump Worsley was behind him the number 2 in the following year was the Torwartduo guarantee of winning the Stanley Cup. For Hodge, it was the third, but the first in which he played a key role. A year later, the Canadiens defended the title, but Worsley took over the position in the goal.

After 1966 Rogatien Vachon another goalkeeper had had time to protect the now no longer 34 years old and as the California Seals attacked the NHL expansion draft in 1967. By Gary Smith, he formed the duo goalkeeper in the Seals. While the Canadiens have always played one of the best defenses in front of his gate, he was usually set to be in Oakland. After 13 wins with three shutouts in 58 games, he was a sophomore at the Seals usually substitute. He also came to some assignments with the Vancouver Canucks in the WHL. After another year in Oakland, he joined the NHL expansion draft in 1970 to the Vancouver Canucks, who came now as a new team in the NHL.

One season he played yet in Vancouver, before he ended his active career because he could not agree on a contract extension. In the Western Canada Hockey League, he coached in the following years the Vancouver Nats.

After a few years in the real estate industry, the Winnipeg Jets took him as a scout to himself. He held this position even when the Pittsburgh Penguins and in this role, his name was engraved again as Stanley Cup winners in the Cup. Later, he also worked for the Tampa Bay Lightning as a scout.

NHL stats

Sporting successes

  • Memorial Cup: 1950
  • Stanley Cup: 1959, 1960, 1965 and 1966 ( as a player ); 1992 ( as a scout )

Personal Awards

  • QJHL First All -Star Team: 1952 and 1953
  • IHL Second All-Star Team: 1954
  • QHL First All -Star Team: 1958
  • QHL Second All-Star Team: 1955
  • AHL Second All-Star Team: 1963
  • NHL Second All-Star Team: 1955
  • Vezina Trophy: 1964 and 1966 together with Gump Worsley
  • Participate in the NHL All-Star Game: 1964, 1965 us 1967
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