| Hal Winkler | |||
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| Born | (1894-03-20)March 20, 1894 | ||
| Died | May 29, 1956(1956-05-29) (aged 62) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for | Edmonton Eskimos Calgary Tigers Boston Bruins New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1921–1928 | ||
Harold Lang Winkler (March 20, 1894 – May 29, 1956) was a Canadianice hockeygoaltender. He played in theWestern Canada Hockey League andNational Hockey League between 1921 and 1928.
Winkler started his professional hockey career with theEdmonton Eskimos of theWestern Canada Hockey League in1922. He would also play with theCalgary Tigers. In 1926, he moved to theNew York Rangers of theNational Hockey League. He would also play with theBoston Bruins who acquired him from the Rangers in a cash transaction on January 17, 1927.
According to Winkler's obituary in the May 31, 1956 edition of the Montreal Gazette, he was given the unflattering nickname "Baldy" because he had lost his hair at an early age. Winkler wore a modified baseball cap in goal partly because rival fans often threw objects at his hairless pate.
Winkler recorded 15 shutouts in 44 games for the Bruins in1927–28. Despite the NHL's regular season almost doubling in length from what it was in 1927–28, Winkler's mark is still tied for 2nd for most shutouts in a single NHL season (tied with 3 others). Winkler recorded two playoff shutouts for Boston during the1927 Stanley Cup playoffs. Both games were scoreless ties.
During the 1957–58 season theStanley Cup was redone. Winkler's name was added to the Stanley Cup as a member of the1929 Bruins. He played the whole season in the minors, as teams carried only one goaltender the backup goaltender would play for the teams minor league affiliate, for Winkler this was the Minneapolis Millers the Boston Bruins minor league team in the AHA.
His death at age 62 (wrongly reported as age 64 in the Montreal Gazette), came after "a lengthy illness." Winkler died at the Winnipeg General Hospital.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| 1913–14 | Winnipeg Winnipegs | MHL | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 480 | 47 | 0 | 5.87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914–15 | Winnipeg Winnipegs | MHL | 6 | — | — | — | 300 | 51 | 0 | 8.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Winnipeg 61st Battalion | MHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MHL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 480 | 46 | 0 | 5.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Winnipeg Ypres | MHL | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 480 | 29 | 0 | 3.63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | ||
| 1917–18 | Winnipeg Ypres | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 9 | 1 | 2.25 | ||
| 1918–19 | Brandon Elks | MHL | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 540 | 49 | 0 | 5.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Moose Jaw Maple Leafs | SSHL | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 730 | 40 | 0 | 3.29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | ||
| 1920–21 | Saskatoon Crescents | SSHL | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 960 | 49 | 2 | 3.06 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | ||
| 1921–22 | Edmonton Eskimos | WCHL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 831 | 33 | 1 | 2.38 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | ||
| 1922–23 | Edmonton Eskimos | WCHL | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1738 | 87 | 1 | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Edmonton Eskimos | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 3 | 0 | 1.46 | ||
| 1923–24 | Edmonton Eskimos | WCHL | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1655 | 69 | 1 | 2.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Calgary Tigers | WCHL | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1680 | 80 | 2 | 2.86 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | ||
| 1925–26 | Calgary Tigers | WHL | 30 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 1874 | 80 | 6 | 2.56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | New York Rangers | NHL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 473 | 13 | 2 | 1.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1445 | 40 | 4 | 1.66 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 520 | 13 | 2 | 1.50 | ||
| 1927–28 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 2780 | 70 | 15 | 1.51 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 | ||
| 1928–29 | Minneapolis Millers | AHA | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 2144 | 35 | 14 | 0.98 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 7 | 0 | 1.75 | ||
| 1929–30 | Seattle Eskimos | PCHL | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2160 | 58 | 9 | 1.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Boston Tigers | Can-Am | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 610 | 32 | 0 | 3.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WCHL/WHL totals | 126 | 63 | 55 | 8 | 7778 | 349 | 11 | 2.69 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 240 | 6 | 0 | 1.61 | ||||
| NHL totals | 75 | 35 | 26 | 14 | 4698 | 123 | 21 | 1.57 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 670 | 18 | 2 | 1.61 | ||||