Overview
- The NHL and his former teams said Hall died Wednesday in a Stony Plain, Alberta hospital, with his family notifying the Chicago Blackhawks.
- Hall holds the goaltending ironman record with 502 consecutive regular-season starts — 552 including playoffs — a mark set largely without a mask and widely viewed as unreachable in the modern era.
- He earned the Calder Trophy, three Vezina Trophies and the 1968 Conn Smythe Trophy, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975.
- Hall starred for the Red Wings, Blackhawks and Blues, backstopping Chicago to the 1961 Stanley Cup and leading expansion St. Louis to the 1968 Final.
- Nicknamed “Mr. Goalie,” he pioneered the butterfly style and finished with 407 wins, a 2.50 goals-against average and 84 shutouts, later being named one of the NHL’s 100 Greatest Players.