Red Wings legend between the pipes passes away at age 94: Remembering Glenn Hall

We regret to announce the passing of Glen Hall.

The hockey community is in mourning over this monumental loss of someone so important to the sport.

The NHL legend earned the nickname "Mr. Goalie" throughout a storied career that began with the Detroit Red Wings, where he spent four years wearing the winged wheel.

Hall's legendary career wasn't only marked by the win of one Stanley Cup, but he helped forge an iron man career with 502 consistent starts in the NHL for both the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings from 1955-56 to 1962-63.

His career trajectory would reach its peak when he won the ultimate prize with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1960-61. It took only a short time for him to become the hockey player he'd wanted to be after being traded to Chicago with teammate Ted Lindsay ahead of the 1957-58 season.

The Humboldt, Saskatchewan-born goaltender revolutionized the game with the "butterfly" style of netminding, influencing generations of future NHL players with his performances.

Though we remember him for his revolutionary style of goaltending. When he began his career with the Red Wings, he earned the Calder Trophy, earning the rookie MVP in 1956. He earned every single win for the Blackhawks in their run up to the Stanley Cup finals in 1961 and won the Conn Smythe Trophy that season.

Hall was a seven-time NHL All-Star, an honor no other goalie has achieved since; he is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and was named as one of the NHL's 100 greatest players.

The passing of this great legend marks the end of an era in the history books, as another legend's chapter comes to a close in this journey.

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