Glenn Hall
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1975
Hall with theChicago Black Hawks in the 1960s
Born	(1931-10-03)October 3, 1931 (age 94) Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Chicago Black Hawks St. Louis Blues
Playing career	1951–1971

Glenn Henry Hall (born October 3, 1931) is a Canadian former professionalice hockeygoaltender. During hisNational Hockey League career with theDetroit Red Wings,Chicago Black Hawks, andSt. Louis Blues, Hall seldom missed a game and was a consistent performer, winning theVezina Trophy, which at the time was awarded to the goaltender on the team allowing the fewest goals against (a distinction that now results in being awarded theWilliam M. Jennings Trophy), three times, being voted theFirst team All-Star goaltender a record seven times, and winning theCalder Memorial Trophy as best rookie. Nicknamed "Mr. Goalie", he was the first goaltender to develop and make effective use of thebutterfly style of goalkeeping.^[1] In 2017 Hall was named one of the100 Greatest NHL Players in history.^[2][3] He is the grandfather ofGrant Stevenson. As of 2025, Hall lives inStony Plain, Alberta and is the oldest living ex-NHL goaltender and Hockey Hall of Famer and fifth-oldest former player.^[4]

After finishing his junior years playing for the Humboldt Indians and theWindsor Spitfires, he signed with theDetroit Red Wings in 1949. The first few years of hisNHL career were spent playing in Detroit's minor system. In the 1952 playoffs, he was called up from the minors to be the backup goalie in the finals but did not play for Detroit. Detroit still put Hall's name on theStanley Cup, before he had played his first NHL game. He finally made the Red Wings' lineup as their starting goalie in the1955–56 season, displacingTerry Sawchuk. Hall played in every game of his first full season with the Red Wings, recording twelve shutouts, winning theCalder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year, and being voted the Second Team All-Star goaltender. He seemed erratic during the Stanley Cup Finals against Montreal.

During his second full season with Detroit, he again played every game and was voted as the First Team All-Star goaltender, which since the Vezina Trophy was automatically awarded to the goaltenders on the team allowing the fewest goals, was essentially being named the best goaltender in the league. Despite this, at season's end, he found himself traded to theChicago Black Hawks along withNHL Players' Association co-organizerTed Lindsay. Hall continued his stellar play in the Windy City, playing every regular-season game as well as every playoff game. In1961, Hall backstopped the Black Hawks to their firstStanley Cup Championship since1938 over Detroit. On November 7, 1962, the record streak finally came to an end against theBoston Bruins, as Hall had back problems.Denis DeJordy replaced him during the game. Hall managed to play 502 consecutive complete games, which spanned eight seasons, an NHL record for goaltenders that is unlikely to be broken. He never wore a goaltending mask or helmet during the streak, only doing so late in his career, which will be an unbreakable record as the mask has now become a mandatory piece of equipment. It is rumoured that Hall threw up before each game, then drank a glass of orange juice. During his time in Chicago, he was voted the First Team All-Star goaltender five times and the Second Team All-Star goaltender three times.

Despite winning theVezina Trophy in 1966–67, the 36-year-old Hall was left unprotected forthat summer's NHL expansion draft and was chosen by theSt. Louis Blues. One of six expansion franchises in their first year in the league, the Blues stocked themselves with veteran talent, includingRed Berenson andPhil Goyette, and won the West Division Playoffs in two seven-game series. Hall's play led them to the Stanley Cup Finals. Most hockey fans expected an utter rout when the established Canadiens faced the 1st-year expansion Blues. But this was Hall's fourth trip to the finals, and his goaltending was the most outstanding contribution to the surprisingly good performance of the Blues against theMontreal Canadiens. The Blues lost the best-of-seven series getting swept 4–0, but in 4 exciting 1-goal games (3–2 (OT), 1–0. 4–3 (OT), and 3–2). Hall's remarkable play was recognized by being awarded theConn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' Most Valuable Player, an award rarely going to a player from a losing team. ‘Even though we lost to the Canadiens in a sweep, I don’t feel it tainted my winning the Smythe one bit’, said Hall. ‘The odds were heavily stacked against us right from the start.’

In 1968, veteran goaltending legendJacques Plante joined the Blues, sharing duties with Hall. The two put together a fine season in 1968–69, winning theVezina Trophy, and setting a then-Blues' record of 13 shutouts. Hall was voted the First Team All-Star goaltender emblematic of being the best goaltender in the league, his record seventh selection as such.

He had retired after the1968–69 season, but Hall came out of retirement to play 18 games in1969–70 season. He was in goal when theBoston Bruins'Bobby Orr scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in game 4 of the1970 Finals after only 40 seconds of overtime.

Hall's career ended after the1970–71 season when he announced his retirement at the age of 39. In 1975 he was elected to theHockey Hall of Fame. Hall won his third Stanley Cup as the goaltending coach withCalgary Flames in 1989.

Hall ended his career with 407 wins, 84 shutouts, a career GAA of 2.49, and was voted to eleven All-Star Games. Hall is widely regarded as one of the first NHL goalies to master the butterfly style of goaltending. He is thought of by many as one of the best goalies to ever play the game. Hall still holds the record for the most First Team All-Star selections (7) which he achieved while playing in the same era as other greats, Sawchuk and Plante—as well as other Hall of Famers, such asJohnny Bower andGump Worsley.

In 1998, he was ranked number 16 onThe Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, currently the highest rank for a living former goaltender (No. 13-rankedJacques Plante died in 1986, and No. 9Terry Sawchuk in 1970).

In 2005, the City ofHumboldt, Saskatchewan erected a permanent monument to Hall's career in Glenn Hall Park on Highway #5 (Glenn Hall Drive). The tribute included highlights of his career from his junior days in Humboldt until he retired from the NHL.

• Calder Memorial Trophy Winner in1956.
• Played in1955,1956,1957,1958,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1967,1968, and1969NHL All-Star Games.
• Selected to theNHL first All-Star team in1957,1958,1960,1963,1964,1966, and1969.
• Selected to theNHL second All-Star team in1956,1961,1962, and1967.
• Vezina Trophy Winner in1963,1967, and1969.
• Conn Smythe Trophy Winner in1968.
• Stanley Cup Championship in 1952,1961, and1989 (as goaltender coach).
• Holds NHL record for most consecutive games started by a goaltender with 502 games.^[5]
• Inducted into theHockey Hall of Fame in 1975.
• In 1998, he was ranked number 16 onThe Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players.
• In January 2017, Hall was part of the first group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.^[6]

"Hall's stats". The Goaltender Home Page.Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved2017-08-07.

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