Glenn Hall
Glenn Henry Hall ( born October 3, 1931 in Humboldt, Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played from 1955 to 1971 for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League.
Career
Glenn Hall was the inventor of the "Butterfly Style ". He began his career in the NHL with 24 years with the Detroit Red Wings and was honored for his great first season with the Calder Memorial Trophy. Prior to the Games, and in the breaks Hall had always nervous problems and usually he vomited several times. A player once said that one should put his bucket into the Hall of Fame. After he had Ted Lindsay connected when he tried to establish a players' union, the two were jointly sold to Chicago. There he became a legend and led the Hawks to the Stanley Cup in 1961. Towards the end of his career he joined the expansion draft to the St. Louis Blues. There he took the age of 37 nor the Conn Smythe Trophy.
In 1975 he was honored with induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
NHL stats
Sporting successes
- Stanley Cup: 1961
Personal Awards
- Red Tilson Trophy: 1951
- First All -Star Team: 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966 and 1969
- Second All-Star Team: 1956, 1961, 1962 and 1967
- Vezina Trophy: 1963, 1967, together with Denis DeJordy and 1969, together with Jacques Plante
- Calder Memorial Trophy: 1956
- Conn Smythe Trophy: 1968
Records
- 502 consecutive games played completely as a goalkeeper ( 1955-1962 )
- 13 participations in the All-Star Game
- 540 minutes of play in All- Star Games