George Henry Hainsworth (June 26, 1893 – October 9, 1950) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League , and the Saskatoon Crescents in the Western Canada Hockey League . He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame .
20-468: Hainsworth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: George Hainsworth (1893–1950), Canadian ice hockey player Herb Hainsworth (1881–1955), Australian rules footballer Isis Hainsworth (born 1998), Scottish actress Michael Hainsworth , Canadian business reporter Sarah Hainsworth (born 1967), British university administrator [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
40-498: A 0.92 goals against average while playing all 44 games. In 1930 he set an NHL record that still stands, going 270 minutes and 8 seconds without allowing a goal during the playoffs for the Canadiens. He backstopped the Canadiens to back to back Stanley Cups in 1930 and 1931 . Hainsworth served as the Canadiens' captain during 1932–33 , becoming the second of only eight goalies to serve as an NHL team's captain. Hainsworth
60-466: A head-on collision between his car and a light panel truck near Gravenhurst, Ontario , on Monday, October 9, 1950. Hainsworth was pronounced dead at the scene from several broken ribs which punctured his heart. Hainsworth was returning home from Val D'Or, Quebec , where he and his wife had visited their son Bill. He was 57. His funeral was held October 13 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Kitchener and
80-591: A new league and the players had no choice but to abandon the effort. Some players took a large cut in salary: Marty Walsh , Fred Lake and Dubbie Kerr were paid $ 600 each where they had been paid $ 1,200 each in 1910. The dispute caused the cancellation of a pre-season exhibition series in New York for the Ottawas and Wanderers. Games were changed from two periods of 30 minutes, to three periods of twenty minutes, with ten-minute rest periods. The Spalding hockey puck
100-643: A plumbing retail business, Hainsworth Plumbing, in Berlin. After his playing days were over, Hainsworth returned to Berlin (now named Kitchener ) with his wife Alma and son Bill. Bill played goaltender, like his father, and played in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) as a junior and later as a senior player but never a professional. Hainsworth played junior hockey for the Berlin Union Jacks then moved up to senior hockey with
120-516: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles George Hainsworth Hainsworth was born in the Kew Beach area of Toronto in 1893. His parents, John Hainsworth and Mary James, were both from England. Hainsworth's family moved to Berlin , Ontario , where his father was a water commissioner for many years. Previously, his father had worked as a plumber in Toronto. He also owned
140-608: The 1910–11 NHA season until the opening game of the 1925–26 NHL season , when the illness proved too much for him. In his memory, the team decided to create the Vezina Trophy for the team goaltender(s) who allowed the least goals in the NHL. Hainsworth proved up to the challenge by winning the Vezina Trophy for the 1926–27 , 1927–28 and 1928–29 NHL seasons . In 1928–29, he set an all-time record with 22 shutouts and
160-417: The surname Hainsworth . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hainsworth&oldid=1171908362 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
180-685: The Berlin City Seniors and the Kitchener Greenshirts. Hainsworth won the Allan Cup , as senior amateur champions of Canada, with the Kitchener Greenshirts in 1918 . One of the games he played for Kitchener against the Toronto Argonaut Rowing Club in the 1923 OHA playoffs was the first game that Foster Hewitt broadcast. By the end of the 1922–23 season, Hainsworth had played five seasons for
200-678: The Board of Directors to: The salary cap, while opposed by the players was upheld at the meeting. Source: Coleman, p. 201–203. The salary cap of $ 5,000 per club caused a situation where Bruce Stuart of Ottawa threatened a mass defection to a new league. However, the players found that the Arena Company, owners of the Montreal Arena would not rent to the players. There was no other suitable arena in Montreal available for
220-578: The Boston exhibition games. † Protested by Renfrew. ‡ Replay of protested game. The 1911 Stanley Cup was presented by the trophy's trustee William Foran . The Ottawa Hockey Club never did engrave their names on the Cup for their championship season. The following Ottawa Hockey Club players and staff were members of the Stanley Cup winning team. 1910–11 Ottawa Hockey Club Senators † Missing from
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#1732782651180240-582: The CAC bought the Haileybury franchise. In Andy O'Brien's book, Ambrose O'Brien is quoted as saying that he sold the Canadiens to Kennedy. In Holzman's book, the franchise was given to Kennedy, but Kennedy had to pay O'Brien for the rights to Newsy Lalonde . In The Globe of March 7, 1911, it is claimed that Lalonde's sale was the first ever sale of a player. The NHA decided to impose a $ 5,000 per team salary cap. A second meeting, on November 26, 1910, updated
260-471: The Canadiens again after goaltender Wilf Cude was injured. He played four more games for the Montreal Canadiens, from December 12 to 20, 1936, before retiring for good. In 1936, Hainsworth became a radio inspector with Dominion Electrohome Ltd. During World War II, he was a member of Kitchener's civil defence guard. In 1949, he was elected to Kitchener's city council . Hainsworth died in
280-573: The Greenshirts. At that time, Newsy Lalonde , manager of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) Saskatoon Crescents , needed a goalie. On the recommendation of Montreal Canadiens ' part-owner Leo Dandurand , Lalonde signed Hainsworth to a pro contract of $ 2,500 per season with Saskatoon. Hainsworth played three seasons with Saskatoon before he was signed by Dandurand to play goal for Montreal in 1926. The Western league
300-559: The burial was at Woodland Cemetery. 1910%E2%80%9311 NHA season The 1910–11 NHA season was the second season of the now defunct National Hockey Association . The Ottawa Hockey Club won the league championship. Ottawa took over the Stanley Cup from the Montreal Wanderers and defended it against teams from Galt, Ontario , and Port Arthur, Ontario . The annual meeting was held November 12, 1910, electing
320-533: The following executive: Directors: The Shamrocks resigned from the league and were not replaced. The Club Athletique-Canadien and the Quebec Hockey Club were granted franchises. Haileybury and Cobalt left the league. Club-Athletique-Canadien had made a claim on the Canadiens name and threatened a lawsuit if they were not granted a franchise. There are three written descriptions of this transaction. Coleman(1966) writes that George Kennedy , president of
340-569: The winner to play-off against Ottawa. After the Wanderers defeated Renfrew 18–5 (13–4, 4–1), Ottawa won a $ 2,500 prize for the two-game series winning 12–7 ( 7–2, 5–8 ). Ottawa and Montreal then played a two-game series in Boston on March 22 and March 25, 1911 (the first game being the first professional hockey game in Boston). Ottawa won a $ 2,500 purse by a total score of 13–11 (5–7, 8–4). Ottawa had picked up Cyclone Taylor from Renfrew to play in
360-489: Was adopted as the standard puck. Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Ottawa played two challenges after the season at The Arena in Ottawa. Marty Walsh was a "one-man wrecking crew", scoring ten goals against Port Arthur. After the season a series was arranged between Renfrew and Montreal Wanderers and Ottawa to play in New York. Renfrew and Montreal played first, with
380-601: Was in the process of folding, and Dandurand signed Hainsworth to a $ 6,500 per year contract before Toronto claimed him from the Western league players who were en masse moving to the National Hockey League (NHL). Dandurand had to pay $ 5,000 to Saskatoon for the rights to Hainsworth. There was a need for a top goaltender in Montreal. Georges Vezina , the Canadiens goaltender, had recently died of tuberculosis . Vezina had played every game in team history from
400-548: Was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1933 for Lorne Chabot in a move by Dandurand to land another French-Canadian on his roster and boost attendance. He helped the Maple Leafs reach the 1935 Stanley Cup Finals . In 1936, Turk Broda won the goaltender job for Toronto, and Leaf manager Conn Smythe gave Hainsworth his outright release on November 25, 1936. Hainsworth retired, but was persuaded to join
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