Overview
- The NHL and Chicago Blackhawks confirmed Hall died Wednesday at a hospital in Stony Plain, Alberta, and no cause was disclosed.
- Nicknamed “Mr. Goalie,” he set the NHL record with 502 consecutive regular-season starts from 1955 to 1962, or 552 including playoffs, much of it without a mask.
- He won the 1961 Stanley Cup with Chicago and captured the 1968 Conn Smythe Trophy with St. Louis after leading the expansion Blues to the Final.
- Hall’s career honors include the Calder Trophy and three Vezina Trophies, with tributes from Commissioner Gary Bettman and Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz highlighting his influence.
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975 and named one of the NHL’s 100 Greatest Players, he helped popularize the butterfly style and had his No. 1 retired by the Blackhawks.