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Bill Durnan
Bill Durnan
Goalie
HEIGHT: 6' 0"
WEIGHT: 190
Catches: Left
BIRTHDATE: Jan 22, 1916
BIRTHPLACE: Toronto, ON, Canada

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100 years of memorabilia on display at Canadiens new Hall of Fame
PUBLISHED January 15, 2010 ... earlier days showing how players travelled in the days before charter flights became commonplace. But mostly, there are glassed in displays with all-manner of nostalgic items. There is a battered set of pads with the chest protector used by goalie Bill Durnan in the 1940s, the leather cap 1920s star Aurel Joliat wore during games, the crutches Morenz used just before he died tragically ... READ STORY ›
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Innovative Plante made the goalie mask part of NHL hockey 50 years ago
PUBLISHED October 30, 2009 ... in the game. Then he got to wear it until the facial injury healed and, when he kept winning, was allowed to wear it full-time, even though Blake didn't like masks any more than other old-schoolers. Denault said Blake's concern was that Plante may have become puck-shy, a condition that had prematurely ended the careers of other goalies, including, it was suspected, Montreal's Bill Durnan and Gerry ... READ STORY ›
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NHL announces 2008-09 All-Star teams
PUBLISHED June 18, 2009 ... LAS VEGAS -- Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, voted a First Team All-Star for the fourth time in as many NHL seasons, highlights the players named to the League's First and Second All-Star Teams for 2008-09. Ovechkin is the second player in League history to earn First Team honors in each of his first four NHL seasons and the first since Montreal Canadiens Hall of Fame goaltender Bill ... READ STORY ›
Score: 0.7138995
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Vezina Trophy Winners
PUBLISHED June 18, 2009 ... - Jacques Plante, Montreal 1958 - Jacques Plante, Montreal 1957 - Jacques Plante, Montreal 1956 - Jacques Plante, Montreal 1955 - Terry Sawchuk, Detroit 1954 - Harry Lumley, Toronto 1953 - Terry Sawchuk, Detroit 1952 - Terry Sawchuk, Detroit 1951 - Al Rollins, Toronto 1950 - Bill Durnan, Montreal 1949 - Bill Durnan, Montreal 1948 - Turk Broda, Toronto 1947 - Bill Durnan, Montreal 1946 - Bill ... READ STORY ›
Score: 1.7486897
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Luongo dealing just fine with captaincy
PUBLISHED November 11, 2008 ... Serving as captain of the Vancouver Canucks certainly hasn't been the distraction to goalie Roberto Luongo that naysayers predicted. The Canucks bucked tradition this season, naming Luongo the team's captain in a move that generated much talk around the water cooler. Luongo became the first goalie since Montreal's Bill Durnan, in the 1947-48 season, to serve as a team captain. Critics ... READ STORY ›
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Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo named NHL first star of week
PUBLISHED November 10, 2008 ... . The Canucks broke tradition before the season by naming Luongo the 12th captain in team history. He became the first goaltender to serve as captain since Bill Durnan of the Montreal Canadiens in 1947-48. "I do embrace the challenge and I enjoy it very much," Luongo said on a conference call. "I don't think it really gives me a lot of added responsibility when I'm on the ice or in the locker-room per se ... READ STORY ›
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Vancouver Canucks new captain Robert Luongo wearing 'C' on mask
PUBLISHED October 6, 2008 ... to receive the honour after Bill Durnan served as captain of the Montreal Canadiens in 1947-48. Durnan's penchant for leaving his crease to talk to officials prompted the league to create a rule that is still in effect today. It prohibits a goaltender from acting as a captain or alternate captain on the ice and wearing a C on his jersey. More than half a century later, the NHL remains concerned ... READ STORY ›
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Vancouver Canucks new captain Robert Luongo wearing 'C' on mask
PUBLISHED October 6, 2008 ... to receive the honour after Bill Durnan served as captain of the Montreal Canadiens in 1947-48. Durnan's penchant for leaving his crease to talk to officials prompted the league to create a rule that is still in effect today. It prohibits a goaltender from acting as a captain or alternate captain on the ice and wearing a C on his jersey. More than half a century later, the NHL remains concerned ... READ STORY ›
Score: 0.95186603
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Vezina Trophy Winners
PUBLISHED June 12, 2008 ... - Jacques Plante, Montreal 1957 - Jacques Plante, Montreal 1956 - Jacques Plante, Montreal 1955 - Terry Sawchuk, Detroit 1954 - Harry Lumley, Toronto 1953 - Terry Sawchuk, Detroit 1952 - Terry Sawchuk, Detroit 1951 - Al Rollins, Toronto 1950 - Bill Durnan, Montreal 1949 - Bill Durnan, Montreal 1948 - Turk Broda, Toronto 1947 - Bill Durnan, Montreal 1946 - Bill Durnan, Montreal 1945 - Bill ... READ STORY ›
Score: 1.7486897
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Vrbata scores twice in regulation, once in SO to lead Coyotes over Ducks 4-3
PUBLISHED November 23, 2007 ... Canadiens. In the conference semifinals against Colorado, Bryzgalov joined Bill Durnan (1944), Jacques Plante (1954) and Tony Esposito (1970) as the only rookies in NHL history to win all four games of a playoff sweep. Bryzgalov was saluted on the scoreboard's video screen with a montage of acrobatic saves from his Ducks career during a play stoppage at 9:50 of the first period, four seconds after ... READ STORY ›
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