Frank Brimsek

Frank Brimsek, known as Mr. Zero, was an American professional ice hockey goaltender who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Black Hawks. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy as a rookie and the Vezina Trophy twice, was named to the NHL All-Star team eight times, and was a member of two Stanley Cup championships, in 1939 and 1941. When he retired in 1950 he held the records for most wins and most shutouts by an American goaltender, marks that stood for 54 and 61 years. In 1966 he became the first American goalie inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, he was part of the inaugural class of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973, and he died in 1998.