Posts About "Hockey Hall of Fame"
Canadian Women's Star Hayley Wickenheiser Inducted into Hall of Fame
November 19th, 2019 TORONTO — Hayley Wickenheiser hasn't had a lot of time to reflect. The Canadian women's hockey star — a quadruple Olympic gold medallist and seven-time world champion — retired in January 2017 and quickly transitioned to medical school. As if there wasn't enough on here plate already, she then took on the role...
Carbonneau, Wickenheiser Headline Hockey Hall of Fame's Class of 2019
November 15th, 2019 TORONTO — Whenever the calendar flipped to June over the last 16 years, Guy Carbonneau's mind would start to wander. He owned a trio of Stanley Cup rings and was awarded of the Selke Trophy as NHL's top defensive forward three times in his 19 seasons. But was that resume good enough for the Hockey Hall of...
Jacques Plante: The Man in the Fiberglass Mask
November 1st, 2019 The month of November is perhaps the most important for any present-day goaltender guarding the crease in the National Hockey League – but most might not even know why. It was during that month back in 1959 that the position changed forever, thanks to a 6-foot, 175-pound man from Quebec. Advancement in Goalie Gear Was Slow in...
Hall of Famer Mike Gartner
October 29th, 2019 In honour of his 60th birthday, we are re-publishing this great profile of Hall of Famer Mike Gartner. On March 26, 1994, Toronto Maple Leaf and future Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Gartner scored twice to become the first player in NHL history to get 30 or more goals in 15 straight seasons. In honour of that incredible benchmark,...
Bobby Orr Caps Off Hall-of-Fame Career
September 12th, 2019 It was 40 years ago to the day - on Sept. 12 - that legendary defenceman Bobby Orr took the final step in his Hall-of-Fame career. Alongside Henri Richard, Gordon Juckes and Harry Howell, Orr was inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame thanks to the way that he revolutionized his position in the game of...
Lorne "Gump" Worsley: The Story of an Icon
July 30th, 2019 Lorne “Gump” Worsley, born and raised in Montreal, was the last NHL goalie to play without a mask. “My face is my mask,” he would say, refusing to don facial protection. He acquired the nickname Gump as a youngster due to his facial resemblance to Andy Gump, a cartoon character of the time. The Origins of Gump...
