Hall, Glenn H.
Hockey
b. Oct. 3, 1931, Humboldt, SAS
Hall usually threw up before a game because of nervousness and sometimes he had to leave the ice to vomit during a game. He often threatened to quit because of his nervous stomach and several times won bigger contracts with his threats.
He once told a reporter, "Playing goal is a winter of torture for me. I often look at those guys who can whistle and laugh before a game and shake my head. You'd think they didn't have a care in the world. Me? I'm just plain miserable before every game."
Yet he played goal in 906 regular season games, including a record 502 in a row, and he was in net for 115 playoff games. He had 94 regular season shutouts and 8 playoff shutouts, and he won or shared three Vezina Trophies as the NHL's best goalie, in 1963, 1967, and 1969.
After playing briefly with the Detroit Red Wings in 1952-53 and 1954-55, Hall joined the team as a starter in 1955-56 and won the Calder Trophy as the league's outstanding rookie. He was traded to Chicago in 1957 and went to the St. Louis Blues in the 1967 expansion draft. Hall retired after the 1970-71 season.
Hall had a great semi-final series against defending champion Montreal in the 1961 Stanley Cup playoffs. He had three shutouts, including a 1-0 victory that went into two overtimes. During one stretch, he held the powerful Canadiens scoreless for 135 minutes and 26 seconds of play. Against Detroit in the final series, he gave up just 12 goals in six games as the Black Hawks won their first Stanley Cup since 1938.