| Brother of Vic Father of Marty and Mark USHL Second All-Star Team (1946) NHL Second All-Star Team (1949, 1950, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967) NHL First All-Star Team (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970) Art Ross Trophy (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1963) Hart Trophy (1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960) Hart Memorial Trophy (1963) Lester Patrick Trophy (1967) NHL Lifetime Achievement Award (2008) WHA First All-Star Team (1974, 1975) Gary Davidson Trophy (Most Valuable Player WHA) (1974) Played in NHL All-Star Game (1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1980) Played exhibition schedule only with Galt Red Wings (OHA-Jr.) in 1944-45 season after OHA rejected transfer request. Signed as a free agent by Omaha (USHL), November 1, 1945. Signed as a free agent by Detroit, October 8, 1946. Signed as a free agent by Houston (WHA), June 5, 1973. Signed as a free agent by New England (WHA), June, 1977. Rights retained by Hartford prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979. Oldest player (52 years, 10 days) to play in a NHL game, April 11, 1980. (Montreal 4, Hartford 3). Signed to a one-game contract by Detroit (IHL), September, 1997. |
