Legends of Hockey - Pre-1950s

	Taffy Abel - Mean spirited Taffy Abel was one of the NHL's toughest hombres. The former Olympian was a two time Stanley Cup champion.
	Andy Aitkenhead - Andy Aitkenhead may be the least well known Stanley Cup winning goalie in NHL history.
	Syl Apps - A CFL footballer, an Olympic pole vaulter, and a politician, Syl Apps will always be remembered as a Toronto Maple Leafs legend.
	Larry Aurie - Have you ever wondered why no Red Wing wears jersey #6? Because it was retired after Larry Aurie starred with the team. So why isn't his jersey hanging in the rafters?.

Ace Bailey - Not unlike Todd Bertuzzi-Steve Moore, a vicious attack by Eddie Shore ended Hall of Famer Ace Bailey's career and almost his life.

	Marty Barry - Long forgotten, there was a time Marty Barry was amongst the best players in all of hockey.
	Reg Bentley - Reg was the third Bentley brother. His first goal was assisted by both of his brothers.
	Bill Beveridge - Bill Beveridge is a long forgotten goaltender of a long forgotten team. There's not many people around anymore that saw the Montreal Maroons play.

Andre Binette - Andre Binette can thank Bert Olmstead for his only appearance in the NHL..

	Andy Blair - Andy Blair was a key performer for the Leafs in their earliest days.
	Toe Blake - His image as arguably hockey's greatest coach completely overshadowed his Hall of Fame playing career.

	Russ Blinco - Russ Blinco was the 2nd ever winner of the Rookie of the Year award.
	Garth Boesch - Teaming with the better remembered Bill Barilko, Boesch was an important and underrated piece of the Leafs 1940s dynasty.

	Buzz Boll - Buzz Boll went from a guard on the construction site of Maple Leaf Gardens to a key Leafs player in the new shrine.
	Frank Boucher - New York Ranger legend was an early day Wayne Gretzky. He and the Cook brothers Bill and Bun played Soviet-like hockey back in the 1920s and 1930s.
	Punch Broadbent - Punch Broadbent was one of National Hockey League's early great goal scorers.
	Hy Buller - After spending much of his career buried in the minor leagues, Hy Buller proved to be of NHL all star quality in 1951.

Billy Burch - Born in Yonkers, NY, Billy Burch was marketed as New York's first homegrown hockey star.

	Turk Broda - This Maple Leaf great was the clutch goalie of his time. Turk was one of the most popular players in Toronto's long hockey history.
	Mud Bruneteau - A very good hockey player, Mud Bruneteau's career is overshadowed by a single goal he scored. It was the game winning goal in the longest game in NHL history.
	Steve Buzinski - With a nickname like "The Puck Goes In-ski," it should come as no surprise coach Frank Boucher described Steve Buzinski as "one of the worst goalies in NHL history, but he was also one of the funniest."

Herb Cain - Herb Cain is the only former NHL scoring champion not in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Herb Carnegie - As an amateur he was on par with the likes of Jean Beliveau and Frank Mahovlich. But his skin color kept him out of the league until it was too late.

	Bob Carse - Bob Carse was a prisoner of war in World War II in Germany.
	Lorne Chabot - "Chabotsky," as the Rangers tried to make him known, was the injured goalie Lester Patrick famously replaced in 1928.
	Lude Check - Lude Check had a great hockey name.
	King Clancy - The first of many great hockey heroes at Maple Leaf Gardens, Francis Clancy was truly the King of Carlton Street.

	Dit Clapper - Dit Clapper is the only player in NHL history to be named a All Star at both forward and defense.
	Odie Cleghorn - Odie Cleghorn knew how to use his stick - to score goals and to scar opponents..
	Sprague Cleghorn - A great defenseman, history will always remember Sprague Cleghorn as the baddest man in all of hockey.
	Mac Colville - Initially signed just to secure the rights to brother Neil, Mac Colville turned into a very important player in New York Ranger history.
	Neil Colville - A fantastic player out of Edmonton, Neil Colville starred on Broadway for many seasons.
	Charlie Conacher - Along with Busher Jackson and Joe Primeau, "Big Bomber" Charlie Conacher starred on the Kid Line in Toronto in the 1930s.
	Lionel Conacher - Canada's greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th century, Conacher was a Hall of Fame defenseman best known with the Montreal Maroons.
	Alec Connell - Known as the "Fireman" simply because he was actually a fireman in addition to a hockey player, Alec Connell also put out the fire of opposing NHL sharpshooters.

Bill Cook - The Rangers first goal scorer, first captain, and first Hall of Famer led the Rangers to their first Stanley Cup.

	Bun Cook - The inventor of the drop pass, Bun Cook was a great member of the Rangers' famous Bread Line.
	Bert Corbeau - Big Bert Corbeau's hockey card is worth a lot of money.
	Bill Cowley - Boston Bruins playmaking dynamo dazzled onlookers with his dizzying displays of skating and puck mastery.

Wilf Cude - This well travelled goalie found a home in Montreal.

Cully Dahlstrom - One of the earliest American hockey pioneers, this fine penalty killer was the 1938 rookie of the year.

Jack Darragh - Ottawa born and bred, Jack Darragh was the scoring hero in back to back Stanley Cup championships in 1920 and 1921.

	Hap Day - Hap Day was a great player and coach with the Maple Leafs.
	Dinny Dinsmore - For the most a spare part, Dinsmore played 9 games in his final season for the handsome sum of just $1.

	Gord Drillon - Drillon is the last Toronto Maple Leaf player to win the Art Ross trophy as the National Hockey League's leading scorer .
	Bill Durnan - An ambidextrous octopus of a goalie, Durnan owned the Vezina trophy during his brilliant career with the Montreal Canadiens.

	Red Dutton - Red Dutton was a no nonsense defender and later coach and owner of the New York Americans.
	Babe Dye - This multiple sport star was a NHL goal scoring champion back when the Toronto team was still known as the St. Pats.

Frank Eddolls - Frank Eddolls was involved in two of the most famous trades in hockey history.

	Pat Egan - Pat Egan could hit so hard they nicknamed him Box Car.
	Johnny "Black Cat" Gagnon - Johnny Gagnon was the scoring hero of the 1931 Stanley Cup playoffs.
	Dutch Gainor - The forgotten member of Boston's Dynamite Line from the late 1920s.
	Charlie Gardiner - Had his life not ended tragically and prematurely, "Bonnie Prince" Charlie Gardiner may have gone on to have the greatest career of all NHL goaltenders.
	Red Garrett - A promising young defenseman, Red Garrett died during service in World War II.
	Ebbie Goodfellow - A pre-WWII superstar started as a center and ended as a MVP defenseman.
	Mike Grant - Mike Grant was a speed skater turned Stanley Cup legend.
	Johnny Gottselig - A star winger who was actually born in Russia, Johnny Gottselig spent his summers coaching professional women's baseball.
	George Hainsworth - George Hainsworth, the winner of the first three Vezina trophies, posted a career 94 shutouts, including 22 in one 44-game season!

	Bad Joe Hall - Joe Hall had a well established reputation as the baddest man in hockey by the time he joined the Montreal Canadiens.
	George Hay - A great player out of the early western Canadian professional circuits, George Hay became the Detroit's first hockey star.
	Riley Hern - Riley Hern was the Montreal Wanderers star goaltender.
	Bryan Hextall - The best right winger of his era, Bryan Hextall scored the Stanley Cup winning goal in 1940.
	"Sudden Death" Mel Hill - Mel Hill became immortalized in NHL playoff history when he scored three overtime winning goals in the same series against the Rangers back in 1939.
	Barney Holden - Barney Holden scored the first professional goal in the history of hockey.
	Flash Hollett - At one time Flash Hollett held all the important season and career scoring records for defensemen.
	Red Horner - Red Horner was one of the toughest players ever in the NHL, during an era when tough was REALLY tough..

Syd Howe - Before Detroit Red Wings fans had ever heard of Gordie Howe, Hockeytown was celebrating the greatness of the unrelated Syd Howe.

	Ching Johnson - Ching Johnson was one of the hardest hitting defensemen in NHL history.
	Moose Johnson - Was Ernie Johnson the first athlete to be dubbed Moose?
	Aurel Joliat - Teaming with Howie Morenz, the tiny pepperpot known as Little Giant was one of the greatest left wingers in the history of hockey.
	Mike Karakas - The inconsistent Karakas was hot during the 1938 playoffs, leading the Cinderella Hawks to the Stanley Cup title despite a broken toe.
	Teeder Kennedy - C'mon Teeder! was one of the favorite cries from the hallowed stands of Maple Leaf Gardens. The faithful of the white and blue were cheering on Teeder Kennedy, one of the greatest playoff performers of all time. .

	Dave Kerr - The acrobatic Dave Kerr backstopped the New York Rangers to the Stanley Cup in 1940. Two years earlier, he was the first hockey player to grace the cover of Time Magazine.
	Dubbie Kerr - Teaming with center Marty Walsh, Albert "Dubbie" Kerr was strong scorer.
	Joe Klukay - Joe Klukay was a defensive forward and penalty killer extraordinaire for the Leafs in the dynasty years in the late 1940s.
	Gus Kyle - Though far from a household name, Gus Kyle had one rare claim to fame - he knew how to shut down Rocket Richard.
	Fred Lake - Fred Lake was a very solid defender who died under very mysterious circumstances.
	Newsy Lalonde - Captain of Montreal's first Stanley Cup championship, Newsy Lalonde was arguably the first great Hab.

	Jack Laviolette - Jack Laviolette was the first player and first architect of the Montreal Canadiens upon formation in 1909.
	Hugh Lehman - Arguably the greatest goalie in PCHA history, he is best remembered by NHL audiences as the first goalie in Chicago Blackhawks history.
	Pit Lepine - You probably don't know about elegant Pit Lepine, because the great center played in the shadows of the great Howie Morenz.
	Percy Lesueur - Peerless Percy was the first great goaltender in Ottawa history.
	Carl Liscombe - A magnificent offensive player in the 1940s, Carl Liscombe probably deserves a little more credit than history has granted him.
	Sam LoPresti - After setting the NHL record with 80 saves in one regular season game, LoPresti nearly lost his life in an amazing World War II story.
	Rabbit McVeigh - Rabbit McVeigh was a speedy and feisty NHL forward who later became a linesman and referee.
	Mickey MacKay - One of the greatest early players out of Western Canada, "The Wee Scot" Mickey MacKay was often compared to long time teammate Cyclone Taylor.
	Phantom Joe Malone - The NHL's original goal scoring king, history remembers only his 7 goal game and his 44 goal season in a 20 game schedule.
	Sylvio Mantha - This All Star defenseman once left the Stanley Cup sitting on a street curb.
	Mush March - One of the earliest stars in Chicago hockey history, Harold "Mush" March had a penchant for scoring famous goals.
	Ulcers McCool - An unknown goalie from Gonzaga University led the Toronto Maple Leafs to a surprise war time Stanley Cup.
	Bucko McDonald - Nearly forgotten as a hard hitting stay at home defenseman, Bucko McDonald's claim to fame may be the fact that he coached Bobby Orr as a youth and was instrumental in his development.
	Howie Meeker - More than one generation of Canadian hockey fans remember Howie Meeker as the beloved squeaky voiced broadcaster. But golly gee willickers, he was a very good player, too.
	Don Metz - Don Metz could never seem to stick with the Leafs in the regular season, but come playoff time he was always there. He won 5 Stanley Cup championships, and was especially instrumental in 1942.
	Nick Metz - Nick Metz was the 1940s version of Bob Gainey.
	Howie Morenz - The NHL's first superstar, Montreal Canadiens great Howie Morenz was dubbed "The Babe Ruth of Hockey."

	Pete Morin - This one season wonder teamed with Buddy O'Connor and Gerry Heffernan on the Razzle Dazzle Line.
	Gus Mortson - Gus Mortson was one half of the "Gold Dust Twins."
	Johnny Mowers - After a meltdown in the 1942 Stanley Cup finals, Mowers led the Wings to the championship in 1943 in convincing fashion.
	Murray Murdoch - An original New York Ranger and a defensive specialist extraordinaire, Murray Murdoch was hockey's original "Iron Man."
	Buddy O'Connor - The star of the Razzle Dazzle Line, Buddy O'Connor is one of the least known Hart Trophy winners in NHL history.
	Jimmy Orlando - Jimmy Orlando was a no-nonsense defender best remembered for a nasty stick swinging incident with Toronto's Gaye Stewart.
	Lester Patrick - Known as the coach who took to the nets in the Stanley Cup finals, that game overshadows Lester Patrick's status as probably the game's greatest contributor.

	Lynn Patrick - Father Lester Patrick was reluctant to add son Lynn Patrick to the Rangers because he feared charges of nepotism.
	Muzz Patrick - Murray Patrick, nicknamed Muzz since childhood, joined brother Lynn on the Rangers in the 1940s..
	Tommy Phillips - Tommy Phillips was one of hockey's first great scorers.
	Alf Pike - Alf Pike had one of hockey's greatest nicknames - The Embalmer.

	Didier Pitre - He was such a fast skater and had such a heavy shot. The first French-Canadian superstar of hockey was nicknamed "Cannonball."
	Skinner Poulin - George "Skinner" Poulin scored the game winning goal in the Montreal Canadiens very first game.
	Babe Pratt - A frolicking offensive defenseman of the 1940s, Pratt escaped a serious gambling incident with his image untarnished.

	Joe Primeau - Gentleman Joe teamed with Charlie Conacher and Busher Jackson on the famed "Kid Line" with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
	Fido Purpur - An early star particularly in St. Louis, this North Dakota native was one of the earliest hockey legends from the United States.

Jean Pusie - He was more a clown than an attraction, and a better professional wrestler than a hockey player. One thing is for sure - those who saw Jean Pusie never forgot him.

	Bruce Ridpath - Bruce Ridpath was a strong scorer whose career ended prematurely after being hit by a car.
	Doc Roberts - Gordon Roberts chased hockey dreams while studying and working in the field of medicine.
	Earl Robertson - This veteran minor league goalie made his NHL debut in game one of the 1937 Stanley Cup Finals. He would play the whole series, winning the Cup with two shutouts in the final two games!
	Art Ross - You know him for the NHL point scoring trophy named in his honor. Now it is time to meet the man behind the trophy - Art Ross..
	Mile Schmidt - Mr. Boston Bruin, time has forgotten just important Milt Schmidt was to Boston's storied sporting landscape..
	Sweeney Schriner - A lone star in New York, Schriner became a hockey superstar upon his arrival in Toronto in 1939
	Alex Shibicky - Did Alex Shibicky perfect the slap shot years before Boom Geoffrion or Bobby Hull?
	Eddie Shore - Despite finishing his NHL career back in the 1930s, he's the one old-timer who consistently ranks in all of top 10 greatest players lists.

	Hamby Shore - No relation to Eddie Shore, Hamby Shore was a standout defenseman in his own right.
	Earl Seibert - This intimidating defenseman was considered by many to be the second best blue-liner of his era - behind only the great Eddie Shore.
	Babe Siebert - A great power forward and an even better defenseman, Babe Siebert played for both the Maroons and the Canadiens before his tragic death.

	Bullet Joe Simpson - Joe Simpson was a hero on the ice and in World War I.
	Clint Smith - Here's an interesting piece of hockey trivia - Clint "Snuffy" Smith scored the first empty net goal in NHL history.
	Normie Smith - One of the least known of the Stanley Cup winning goalies, Normie Smith was spectacular in the 1936 playoffs.
	Black Jack Stewart - As one of the most devastating hitters in NHL history, Hall of Famer Black Jack Stewart was not to be mess around with.
	Gaye Stewart - One of the fastest skaters of his time, Gaye Stewart was a fan favorite.
	Nels Stewart - A two time MVP, "Old Poison" was once the NHL's greatest goal scorer.
	Cyclone Taylor - Best known with Ottawa and Vancouver, the Cyclone was hockey's first national superstar, he excelled at all positions except goal.

	Paul Thompson - Paul Thompson was Chicago's most consistent scoring star in the 1930s, helping the Hawks win two Stanley Cup championships.
	Tiny Thompson - As a rookie in 1929, Tiny Thompson backstopped the Boston Bruins to their first Stanley Cup Championship.

	Jimmy Thomson - Thomson was a standout shutdown defenseman in his day.
	Joe Turner - Joe Turner was a promising young goalie for the Red Wings. He died serving in World War II.
	Georges Vezina - The Chicoutimi Cucumber was forever immortalized in hockey history when the NHL debuted the trophy bearing his name to honour the top goaltender each season.
	Marty Walsh - Marty Walsh is the Hall of Fame center who starred with Dubbie Kerr and Bruce Ridpath on a nearly unstoppable line.
	Phil Watson - Phil Watson was just as feisty behind the bench as he was on the ice.
	Cooney Weiland - In 1929-30 Cooney Weiland destroyed Howie Morenz's record of 51 points in a season by scoring 43 goals and 73 points in 44 games
	Shrimp Worters - The smallest man to play in the NHL was also the first goaltender to be named as the league's most valuable player.