Glenn Henry "Mr. Goalie" Hall

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Photo by Harold Barkley, reprinted in "Hockey's Golden Era" by Mike Leonetti. Reprinted without permission.

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Humboldt, Saskatchewan, October 3, 1931.
HOME:
HEIGHT: 5'11"-6'0"
WEIGHT: 160-180 lbs
UNIFORM #: 1 (Chicago). Hall's #1 was retired by the Blackhawks on November 20, 1988.
CATCHES: Left
JUNIOR TEAM:
STYLE: Butterfly. Nearly all goaltender historians credit Hall with either inventing the butterfly style, or at the very least, popularizing it to a point where butterfly goaltenders dominate the professional scene.
STRENGTHS:
WEAKNESSES:

Entry in "Inside Sports: Hockey": An All-Star goalie for 11 of his 18 years with Detroit, Chicago, and St. Louis. Set record for most consecutive games by a goaltender (502) and ended career with 2.51 goals-against average.

TRANSACTIONS:

Traded by Detroit (with Ted Lindsay) to Chicago Black Hawks for John Wilson, Forbes Kennedy, William Preston and G Hank Bassen, July 1957.
Selected by St. Louis Blues in National Hockey League Expansion Draft, June 6, 1967.

ACCOLADES:

Named to Western Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1954-55.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1955.
Began his stretch of 502 consecutive league games, 1955-56.
Winner, Calder Memorial Trophy, 1955-56.
Named to National Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1955-56.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1956.
Named to National Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1956-57.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1957.
Named to National Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1957-58.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1958.
Named to National Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1959-60.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1960.
Member of Staney Cup champion Chicago Black Hawks, 1960-61.
Named to National Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1960-61.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1961.
Concluded his stretch of 502 consecutive league games, 1961-62.
Named to National Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1961-62.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1962.
Winner, Vezina Trophy, 1962-63.
Named to National Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1962-63.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1963.
Named to National Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1963-64.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1964.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1965.
Named to National Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1965-66.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1967.
Shared Vezina Trophy (with Denis DeJordy), 1966-67.
Named to National Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1966-67.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1968.
Winner, Conn Smythe Trophy, 1968.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, 1969.
Shared Vezina Trophy (with Jacques Plante), 1968-69.
Named to National Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1968-69.
Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame, June 1975.

INJURIES:

PENALTY SHOTS:

Stopped penalty shot (Lanny Leach), November 8, 1959.
Stopped penalty shot (Bruce MacGregor), January 31, 1962.
Stopped penalty shot (J.C. Tremblay), February 17, 1962.
Stopped penalty shot (John Bucyk), November 1, 1962.
Stopped penalty shot (Murray Oliver), January 16, 1963.
Allowed penalty shot goal (Doug Barkley), November 20, 1963.
Stopped penalty shot (Forbes Kennedy), December 22, 1963.
Stopped penalty shot (Bobby Rousseau), January 12, 1964.
Allowed penalty shot goal (Frank Mahovlich), November 23, 1966.
Allowed penalty shot goal (Norm Ullman), January 5, 1967.
Stopped penalty shot (Bob Dillabough), February 25, 1967.

DID YOU KNOW?

Glenn's National Hockey League debut came due to an injury to Detroit starter Terry Sawchuk, who broke a bone in his instep after taking a shot in practice. To make the game against the Canadiens, Hall was taken from Humboldt to Saskatoon for the flight to Montreal. Hall arrived a few hours before the faceoff - unfortunately, his equipment never made it. He ended up borrowing Lefty Wilson's equipment, including skates which were far too dull for Hall's liking. But Hall was brilliant, stopping 32 shots in a 2-2 tie against Gerry McNeil and the Canadiens.
On October 19, 1957, Glenn was the goaltender who allowed Maurice Richard's 500th career National Hockey League goal.
Hall tied Georges Vezina's major professional consecutive regular-season games played streak in his 328th straight game, a 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Chicago, January 24, 1960.
Hall broke the streak in his 329th straight game, a 2-1 loss to the Maple Leafs in Toronto, on Janaury 27, 1960 (Special thanks to Stu McMurray, of the Hockey Research Association, for finding the dates, opponents and results of these contests)
Hall used to vomit before every game, and sometimes even during games. The Chicago Black Hawks would keep a bucket on the bench just in case.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
47-48 Humboldt Indians SJHL        5    300                17   3.40                    0
48-49 Humboldt Indians SJHL       24   1440  13   9   2    99   4.13                    1
49-50 Windsor Spitfires OHA       43   2580  31  11   1   152   3.53                    0
50-51 Windsor Spitfires OHA       54   3240  32  18   4   167   3.09                    6
51-52 Indianapolis Capitols AHL   68   4190  22  40   6   272   3.89                    0
52-53 Edmonton Flyers WHL         63   3780  27  27   9   207   3.29                    2
      Detroit Red Wings NHL        6    360   4   1   1    10   1.67                    1
53-54 Edmonton Flyers WHL         70   4200  29  30  11   259   3.70                    0
54-55 Edmonton Flyers WHL         66   3960  38  18  10   187   2.83                    5
      Detroit Red Wings NHL        2    120   2   0   0     2   1.00                    0
55-56 Detroit Red Wings NHL       70   4200  30  24  16   148   2.11                   12
56-57 Detroit Red Wings NHL       70   4200  38  20  12   157   2.24                    4
57-58 Chicago Black Hawks NHL     70   4200  24  39   7   202   2.89                    7
58-59 Chicago Black Hawks NHL     70   4200  28  29  13   208   2.97                    1
59-60 Chicago Black Hawks NHL     70   4200  28  29  13   180   2.57                    6
60-61 Chicago Black Hawks NHL     70   4200  29  24  17   180   2.57                    6
61-62 Chicago Black Hawks NHL     70   4200  31  26  13   186   2.66                    9
62-63 Chicago Black Hawks NHL     66   3910  30  20  15   166   2.55                    5
63-64 Chicago Black Hawks NHL     65   3860  34  19  11   148   2.30                    7
64-65 Chicago Black Hawks NHL     41   2440  18  17   5    99   2.43                    4
65-66 Chicago Black Hawks NHL     64   3747  34  21   7   164   2.63                    4
66-67 Chicago Black Hawks NHL     32   1664  19   5   5    66   2.38                    2
67-68 St. Louis Blues NHL         49   2858  19  21   9   118   2.48                    5
68-69 St. Louis Blues NHL         41   2354  19  12   8    85   2.17                    8
69-70 St. Louis Blues NHL         18   1010   7   8   3    49   2.91                    1
70-71 St. Louis Blues NHL         32   1761  13  11   8    71   2.42                    2
EIGHTEEN (18) NHL SEASONS        906  53484 407 326 163  2239   2.51                   84

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
47-48 Humboldt Indians SJHL        2    120   0   2   15   7.50                    0
48-49 Humboldt Indians SJHL        7    420   3   4   36   5.14                    0
49-50 Windsor Spitfires OHA       11    660   6   5   37   3.36                    0
50-51 Windsor Spitfires OHA        8    480           30   3.75                    0
52-53 Edmonton Flyers WHL         15    905  10   5   53   3.51                    0
53-54 Edmonton Flyers WHL         13    783   7   6   44   3.37                    2
54-55 Edmonton Flyers WHL         16   1000  11   5   43   2.58                    1
55-56 Detroit Red Wings NHL       10    604   5   5   28   2.78                    0
56-57 Detroit Red Wings NHL        5    300   1   4   15   3.00                    0
58-59 Chicago Black Hawks NHL      6    360   2   4   21   3.50                    0
59-60 Chicago Black Hawks NHL      4    249   0   4   14   3.37                    0
60-61 Chicago Black Hawks NHL     12    772   8   4   27   2.10                    2
61-62 Chicago Black Hawks NHL     12    720   6   6   31   2.58                    2
62-63 Chicago Black Hawks NHL      6    360   2   4   25   4.17                    0
63-64 Chicago Black Hawks NHL      7    408   3   4   22   3.24                    0
64-65 Chicago Black Hawks NHL     13    760   7   6   28   2.21                    1
65-66 Chicago Black Hawks NHL      6    347   2   4   22   3.80                    0
66-67 Chicago Black Hawks NHL      3    176   1   2    8   2.73                    0
67-68 St. Louis Blues NHL         18   1111   8  10   45   2.43                    1
68-69 St. Louis Blues NHL          3    131   0   2    5   2.29                    0
69-70 St. Louis Blues NHL          7    421   4   3   21   2.99                    0
70-71 St. Louis Blues NHL          3    180   0   3    9   3.00                    0
FIFTEEN (15) NHL POSTSEASONS     115   6899  49  65  321   2.79                    6

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