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Glenn Hall

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Glenn Hall (October 3, 1931 to January 7, 2026), nicknamed Mr. Goalie, was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. In a National Hockey League career from 1952 to 1971 with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Blues, he set a record of 502 consecutive games played as a goaltender. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1956, the Vezina Trophy three times and was a first team All-Star seven times, and he won the Stanley Cup with Chicago in 1961. He was the first goaltender to use the butterfly style, and in 2017 he was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players.

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1931 1
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was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
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"birthDate": "1931-10-03"
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    was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Plays: Ice Hockey, Lead, sport
    was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Competed In: National Hockey League, Lead, NHL
    During his National Hockey League (NHL) career
  • Competed In: Stanley Cup, Lead, Stanley Cup
    He also won the Stanley Cup with the Black Hawks in 1961
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