Don Hall (ice hockey)
| Don Hall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 2, 1930 Toronto, ON, CAN | ||
| Died |
December 24, 2017 (aged 87) Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Johnstown Jets Rochester Americans Toledo Mercurys | ||
| Playing career | 1950–1962 | ||
Don Hall (April 2, 1930 – December 24, 2017) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career with the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League.
In 1946, when Hall was 16, he signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1]
Don Hall then signed with the Johnstown Jets, a Montreal Canadiens farm team[2] in 1951. Upon signing, Hall agreed to sign a "C-form", which allowed for the Canadiens to own Hall's rights as a professional hockey player. During Hall's rookie season, he played against future hockey Hall of Fame forward Maurice Richard in an exhibition game on November 20, 1951 in front of 1,638 fans at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena.[2] Although Hall did not score that night, Richard would go on to score six goals against Ivan Walmsley, who was considered to be the Jets' standout goaltender at the time.
Hall would go on to have an 11-year career with the Jets. His 424 career goals with the Jets is the second-highest total in team history. He also had 641 assists and 1,056 points in 754 career games with the Jets. At the time of his retirement, he was the all-time leading scorer in organized hockey. He also made the All-Star team for 9 years.
After retiring in 1962, Hall would go on to coach an EHL All-Star team that would tour the former Soviet Union. In Hall's words, their team would get "creamed" and didn't win a game until they reached the former Czechoslovakia. "They sent their best teams," Hall remarked, "and they didn't lay down for anybody."[3]
Although Hall retired in 1962 after 11 seasons with the Johnstown Jets, Hall's number 9 was retired by the Johnstown Chiefs during the 1990-91 season. A banner commemorating this retirement currently hangs in the Cambria Country War Memorial Arena.[4]
Hall currently resides in Johnstown, Pennsylvania with his wife, Jean. He has three children, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Awards
- 1953-54: George H. Wilkinson Trophy, awarded to the IHL's leading scorer
References
- ^ https://www.nhl.com/news/johnstown-legend-calls-hockeyville-defining-moment/c-780779
- ^ a b http://tribune-democrat.com/chiefs/x519185644/Rocket-s-visit-part-of-city-s-hockey-history
- ^ http://www.docstoc.com/docs/21418284/FROM-ATLANTIC-CITY-TO-TORONTO-The-Boardwalk-Trophy-and-the[permanent dead link] From Atlantic City to Toronto: The Boardwalk Trophy and the Eastern Hockey League (page 6)
- ^ http://tribune-democrat.com/prosports/x519122355/MIKE-MASTOVICH-Le-Magnifique-and-his-magnificent-impact?keyword=secondarystory