Glenn Hall of Humboldt, Saskatchewan is considered one of the very best goaltenders in National Hockey League history. The reason why he received high praise is because he played 502 consecutive games as a goalie from 1955 to 1962. On Wednesday, the Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender died at the age of 94. Here is the reaction of Hall’s magnificent career.
“Glenn Hall was a legend, and I was a big fan of his. He set the standard for every goaltender who followed. His toughness and consistency defined what it meant to play.”
This was the reaction from Hall of Fame goaltender and Devils great Martin Brodeur. Recently, Brodeur was seen in the same photo as the late Bernie Parent, Grant Fuhr, Ed Belfour, and Hall. All five goaltenders in the photo are Canadian. Parent passed away at the age of 80 on September 21.
“My heart is a heavy one as one the greatest goalies and people of all time , Mr Goalie, Glenn Hall, has passed away. I was in goal for the Blackhawks when they retired # 1 and # 35 on the same night. The Blues the appropriate opponent on this night.”
This was the reaction from former NHL goaltender Darren Pang. On November 20, 1988, the Blackhawks retired the numbers of Glenn Hall (number one), and fellow Blackhawks goaltender Tony Esposito of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (number 35). On this particular evening, the Blackhawks lost 7-4 to the Vancouver Canucks. Ironically on the same day that Hall died, the Blackhawks played the Blues with the Blackhawks winning 7-3. Hall played for the Black Hawks from 1957 to 1967, and with the Blues from 1967 to 1971.
“Tough news. ‘Mr. Goalie,’ hockey legend Glenn Hall has died at the age of 94. There will never be another like him. 502 consecutive games played- as a goalie-no backup, no nights off- all without a mask. Just different.”
This is a great tribute from hockey writer Frank Seravalli. It is remarkable that Hall made played 502 straight games over seven straight seasons. He had 407 wins, 84 shutouts, was an All-Star 13 times, won three Vezina Trophies, one Calder Trophy, one Stanley Cup, and one Conn Smythe Trophy. When Hall won his only Stanley Cup with the Black Hawks in 1961, Chicago beat Detroit in six games in  the Stanley Cup Finals. For many years of Hall’s career, he did not wear a mask. In the later years with the Blues, Hall did. Hall was seen making remarkable saves on a regular basis.
