DETROIT – Glenn Hall, a Hockey Hall of Famer and former Detroit Red Wings goalie, died Wednesday at a hospital in Stony Plain, Alberta.
He was 94.
Hall is best known for his remarkable streak of 502 consecutive starts as a goaltender in the NHL—552 including Stanley Cup playoffs—a record considered one of the most untouchable in sports.
Born Oct. 3, 1931, in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Hall’s hockey journey began in minor leagues before making his NHL debut with the Red Wings in 1952.
Hall became the team’s starting goalie in the 1955-56 season after Terry Sawchuk was traded.
He won the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie in 1955-56 and was named a First-Team All-Star seven times, a record for goaltenders.
Hall spent 10 of his 18 NHL seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 1961 and earning the nickname “Mr. Goalie.”
Known for pioneering the butterfly style of goaltending, Hall played without a mask for most of his career, only adopting one late with the St. Louis Blues.
Hall was traded to the Blues in 1967, helping the expansion team reach the Stanley Cup final and winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 1968, even though the team lost the final.
He retired after the 1970-71 season with a career record of 407 wins, 326 losses, 164 ties, a 2.50 goals-against average, and 84 shutouts—ranking fourth all-time in NHL shutouts.
After retiring, Hall lived on his farm in Stony Plain, where the local arena was named in his honor.
Hall was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975 and was recognized as one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017.
Hall’s legacy was recently celebrated in the documentary “Mr. Goalie,” which premiered in Windsor, where he played junior hockey.
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