Glenn Hall, the Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender whose ironman streak of 502 consecutive regular-season starts remains one of the most unbreakable records in professional sports, has died at the age of 94 in Alberta, the NHL confirmed.
Hall spent 10 of his 18 NHL seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks, won the 1961 Stanley Cup, and retired with 407 wins and 84 shutouts, fourth-most in NHL history. Nicknamed “Mr. Goalie,” Hall set the gold standard for durability and excellence between the pipes.
Rise of Glenn Hall
Born Oct. 3, 1931, in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Hall’s path to the NHL took him through junior hockey with the Windsor Spitfires before several seasons in the minors.
He played for the Indianapolis Capitals and the Edmonton Flyers of the Western Hockey League, earning his first NHL call-up during the 1952 Christmas break. Hall made his NHL debut against the Montreal Canadiens on Dec. 27, 1952, before later becoming Detroit’s full-time starter in the 1955–56 season.
According to Yourvaley website, Hall led Chicago to the Stanley Cup in 1961 and later earned playoff MVP honors in 1968 after backstopping St. Louis to the Stanley Cup Final despite a loss to Montreal.
Hall won two of his three Vezina Trophies with Chicago in 1963 and 1967, then was selected by St. Louis in the expansion draft and led the Blues to the Stanley Cup Final in each of their first three seasons.
"Glenn Hall was the very definition of what all hockey goaltenders aspire to be. Aptly nicknamed 'Mr. Goalie,' Glenn was sturdy, dependable, and a spectacular talent in net," said NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. "
"The National Hockey League family mourns the passing of a legend of the game and sends our heartfelt condolences to Glenn’s children Pat, Lindsay, Tammy, and Leslie as well as the entire Hall family."
Hall often delivered his greatest performances after pregame nerves left him feeling sick to his stomach.
"I always felt I played better if I was sick before the game," he once said, stories of his illness often greatly exaggerated. "If I wasn't sick, I felt I hadn't done everything I could to try to win."
Hall spent 10 of his 18 NHL seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks, won the 1961 Stanley Cup, and retired with 407 wins and 84 shutouts, fourth-most in NHL history. Nicknamed “Mr. Goalie,” Hall set the gold standard for durability and excellence between the pipes.
Rise of Glenn Hall
Born Oct. 3, 1931, in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Hall’s path to the NHL took him through junior hockey with the Windsor Spitfires before several seasons in the minors.
He played for the Indianapolis Capitals and the Edmonton Flyers of the Western Hockey League, earning his first NHL call-up during the 1952 Christmas break. Hall made his NHL debut against the Montreal Canadiens on Dec. 27, 1952, before later becoming Detroit’s full-time starter in the 1955–56 season.
According to Yourvaley website, Hall led Chicago to the Stanley Cup in 1961 and later earned playoff MVP honors in 1968 after backstopping St. Louis to the Stanley Cup Final despite a loss to Montreal.
Hall won two of his three Vezina Trophies with Chicago in 1963 and 1967, then was selected by St. Louis in the expansion draft and led the Blues to the Stanley Cup Final in each of their first three seasons.
"Glenn Hall was the very definition of what all hockey goaltenders aspire to be. Aptly nicknamed 'Mr. Goalie,' Glenn was sturdy, dependable, and a spectacular talent in net," said NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. "
"The National Hockey League family mourns the passing of a legend of the game and sends our heartfelt condolences to Glenn’s children Pat, Lindsay, Tammy, and Leslie as well as the entire Hall family."
Hall often delivered his greatest performances after pregame nerves left him feeling sick to his stomach.
"I always felt I played better if I was sick before the game," he once said, stories of his illness often greatly exaggerated. "If I wasn't sick, I felt I hadn't done everything I could to try to win."
