1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 210 Glenn Hall Hockey Card (Front)
1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 210 Glenn Hall Hockey Card (Back)
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“Mr. Goalie” to his fans in St. Louis, Glenn has had his name inscribed on the Vezina Trophy three times, once with St. Louis, along with Jacques Plante. Ranks third behind the late Terry Sawchuk and George Hainsworth in the all-time shutout list and holds the amazing record of 502 consecutive games by a goaltender.
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Glenn a été surnommé “M. le Gardien” par ses admirateurs de St-Louis; il a été le facteur principal qui a permis aux Blues de décrocher le championnat de la Division Ouest à 2 reprises. Son nom a été inscrit sur le Trophée Vézina trois fois. Troisième derrière Terry Sawchuk et George Hainsworth pour les blanchissages et détenteur d’un record pour joutes consécutives dans les filets.
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1970-71 would be Glenn Hall’s final campaign in the NHL. He added two shutouts over 32 games for the St. Louis Blues to up his career total to 84. Not much has changed in the all-time rankings over the past 50 years. Hall still trails Sawchuk and Hainsworth while finishing with two more blanks than Jacques Plante. The only difference is that Martin Brodeur took over the number one spot with 125 career shutouts.
The final shutout of Glenn’s NHL career came on March 13, 1971 at the St. Louis Arena against the Buffalo Sabres. The Blues hammered the upstart Sabres 9-0 with Hall turning away all 27 shots. Garry Unger provided the offense with a seven point night on three goals and four assists. Unger and Red Berenson remain the only two players from that franchise to have seven point games.
Glenn Hall jumped onto the scene in 1955-56 as a rookie with the Detroit Red Wings. Playing all 70 regular season games, he recorded 12 shutouts and a 2.10 goals against average while leading the Wings to a Stanley Cup final series visit. Yet, he did not even get a look in the voting for the Hart Trophy. He was awarded the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year but by a rather slim margin over Andy Hebenton and Henri Richard.
Through his career, Hall was often in the running for the Hart Trophy but the closest he got to the honour was in 1959-60 when he finished third in voting behind winner Gordie Howe and teammate Bobby Hull. He ended his career with three Vezina Trophy wins, the Calder in 1955-56 and the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1967-68. He was a major factor in the 1960-61 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship. Glenn was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975.