Georges Vézina

Georges Vézina (born January 21, 1887, died March 27, 1926) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender from Chicoutimi, Quebec. He played seven seasons in the National Hockey Association and nine in the National Hockey League, all with the Montreal Canadiens, who signed him in 1910. He appeared in 327 consecutive regular season games and a further 39 playoff games before leaving a game early in 1925 because of illness; he was then diagnosed with tuberculosis and died the following spring. He helped the Canadiens win the Stanley Cup in 1916 and 1924, was nicknamed the Chicoutimi Cucumber for his calm in goal, and led his league in fewest goals allowed seven times. At the start of the 1926 to 1927 season the Canadiens donated the Vézina Trophy to the league, and it is named for him, and he was one of the original nine inductees of the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1945.