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Next in our journey through original 6 goaltending history is Detroit :wings:
The Red Wings started out as the Cougars in 1926
1926-28
Harry “Hap” Holmes is Detroit’s goalie for the first 2 years. Herb Stuart starts in 3 games their first year
1928-29
Clarence “Dolly” Dolson played in all 44 games for the Cougars this year
1929-30
Bill Beveridge, who was loaned to Detroit from the Ottawa Senators, plays in 39 games as Dolson apears in 5
1930-31
Detroit changes their name to the Falcons and Dolson takes over starting all 44 games.
1931-32
Alex Connell is claimed from Ottawa in the dispersal draft and is Detroit’s goalie for all 48 games
** I still need this card **
1932-33
Detroit changes their name to the Red Wings and acquire John Ross Roach from the Rangers for cash
1933-34
Roach play in 19 games and Wilf Cude comes over in January from the Canadiens on loan for the rest of the season
** I need the 35-36 OPC RC of Cude **
Abbie Cox fills in for an injured Roach for 1 game
1934-38
Normie Smith is acquired from St Louis eagles for cash and platoons with Roach for the 34-35 season after which Roach retires.
** I still need this card! **
Smith would guide Detroit to Cup wins in 36 and 37.
In the 36 Semi Final Smith plays in the longest game in hockey history earning a shutout with 92 saves in 176 minutes of game time
Jimmy Franks would see one game of action in 37-38
1938-40
In November Tiny Thompson comes to Detroit in a trade for Normie Smith. Smith refuses to report and retires.
Other goalies to see limited time are Harvey Teno, Claude Bourque and Alfie Moore
1941-43
Johnny Mowers signs as a free agent and is the starting goaltender until he leaves to enlist in the armed Forces during WWII
** I still need this card **
Joe Turner gets 1 game of action as an injury replacement. Turner would be killed in action in 1945. The IHL founded that same year would name its championship trophy after Turner
1943-44
Connie Dion signs as a free agent and splits time with Franks who comes back to Detroit after being on loan to New York as a wartime replacement for Jim Henry
Smith is recalled on an emergency basis and appears in 5 games. A young Harry Lumley appears in 2 games
1944-50
Lumley takes over as Detroit’s #1 goalie and leads them to a Stanley Cup in his rookie season and again in 1950.
During these 6 seasons other goalies to see action are Red Almas, Mowers (returned from the war), Tom McGrattan and Dion who was traded before the 45-46 season to the AHL
1950-55
After starting 7 games in 49-50 Terry Sawchuk takes over as Detroit’s goalie following Lumley’s trade to Chicago during the offseason
Sawchuk would win the Calder his first year and lead Detroit to three Cups (52, 54, 55) and win the Vezina 3 times as well (52, 53, 55)
Glenn Hall, Dave Gatherum, Almas and Lefty Wilson see limited action behind Sawchuk during this span
1955-57
Hall takes over as Sawchuk is dealt to the Bruins after the 54-55 season. Hall would play in all 140 games before being dealt to Chicago following the 56-57 campaign.
1957-64
Sawchuk returns in a trade with Boston with Johnny Bucyk going the other way.
Bob Perreault, Dennis Riggin, Hank Bassen, Pat Rupp, Harrison Gray, Roger Crozier and Gilles Boisvert all see limited action in relief of Sawchuk
1964-67
After Sawchuk is claimed by the Maple Leafs in the Intra-League Draft, Crozier takes over as the #1
Carl Wetzel, George Gardner and Bassen serve as backups
1967-70
Roy Edwards joins the team in a trade for Hank Bassen. Edwards and Crozier would share goaltending duties for 3 seasons.
Sawchuk returns for a 3rd stint with Detroit during the 68-69 season coming over from LA. He would be traded to NY after year’s end
1970-71
Edwards start the majority of games as Crozier is traded to Buffalo in June. Jim Rutherford serves as backup for one year before being claimed by Pittsburgh in the Inter-League Draft
Gerry Gray and Don McLeod also see action
1971-72
Al Smith (claimed from Pittsburgh), Joe Daley (acquired from Buffalo) and Andy Brown split time for one season.
Brown is best known as the last goalie to play without a mask (April 7, 1974 with Pittsburgh)
1972-73
Edwards is reacquired from Pittsburgh and starts the bulk of the games this year
Denis DeJordy (acquired from Islanders in a deal that sends Gray to New York) and Brown also see action.
1973-74
6 goalies make appearances for Detroit this year.
Doug Grant gets the lion share with 37 games while Jim Rutherford (reacquired from Pittsburgh), Bill McKenzie, Terry Richardson, Edwards and DeJordy all see time in net.
1974-75
Rutherford is the premier starter with Grant, Mckenzie and Richardson seeing spot duty
1975-76
The instability in net for the Red Wings continues as Ed Giacomin and Peter McDuffe join the fold. Rutherford remains #1 and McKenzie goes to Kansas City in the deal that brings McDuffe to Detroit. Grant and Richardson start 3 games between them.
1976-77
Rutherford and Giacomin platoon and Richardson gets in a handful of games
1977-78
Ron Low comes over from Washington and shares time with Rutherford while Giacomin retires after appearing in 9 games.
1978-80
Kings star goalie Rogie Vachon joins Detroit and shares the load with Rutherford for 2 seasons. Low is claimed by the Nordiques in June of 79
1980-81
Rutherford play 10 games and is traded to Toronto in December. Gilles Gilbert (traded by Boston for Vachon) and Larry Lozinski inherit the job splitting time.
Claude Legris and Al Jensen see limited action.
1981-82
Bob Sauve (acquired from Buffalo), Gilbert and rookie Corrado Micalef divvy up the majority of starts between them with Greg Stefan and Legris getting a few appearances
1982-83
Stefan, Micalef and Gilbert all start 20+ games and Rutherford, who came over from LA as a Free Agent, gets one more start in his third tenure with Detroit before retiring.
1983-86
Stefan is the #1 during the mid 80s as Detroit continues to be one of the worst teams in the league.
Other goalies to come and go are Eddie Mio, Ken Holland (who would go on to be the Red Wings very successful GM), Mark LaForest, Sam St. Laurent and Chris Pusey
1986-89
Glen Hanlon (acquired from the Rangers) shares the #1 job with Stefan for 3 seasons. St. Laurent, LaForest and Darren Eliot see limited action during this period
Tim Cheveldae gets 2 starts in 88-89 before taking over the reins in the early 90s
There you go, another Original 6 goaltending history
Thanks for checking it out
The Red Wings started out as the Cougars in 1926
1926-28
Harry “Hap” Holmes is Detroit’s goalie for the first 2 years. Herb Stuart starts in 3 games their first year
1928-29
Clarence “Dolly” Dolson played in all 44 games for the Cougars this year
1929-30
Bill Beveridge, who was loaned to Detroit from the Ottawa Senators, plays in 39 games as Dolson apears in 5
1930-31
Detroit changes their name to the Falcons and Dolson takes over starting all 44 games.
1931-32
Alex Connell is claimed from Ottawa in the dispersal draft and is Detroit’s goalie for all 48 games
** I still need this card **
1932-33
Detroit changes their name to the Red Wings and acquire John Ross Roach from the Rangers for cash
1933-34
Roach play in 19 games and Wilf Cude comes over in January from the Canadiens on loan for the rest of the season
** I need the 35-36 OPC RC of Cude **
Abbie Cox fills in for an injured Roach for 1 game
1934-38
Normie Smith is acquired from St Louis eagles for cash and platoons with Roach for the 34-35 season after which Roach retires.
** I still need this card! **
Smith would guide Detroit to Cup wins in 36 and 37.
In the 36 Semi Final Smith plays in the longest game in hockey history earning a shutout with 92 saves in 176 minutes of game time
Jimmy Franks would see one game of action in 37-38
1938-40
In November Tiny Thompson comes to Detroit in a trade for Normie Smith. Smith refuses to report and retires.
Other goalies to see limited time are Harvey Teno, Claude Bourque and Alfie Moore
1941-43
Johnny Mowers signs as a free agent and is the starting goaltender until he leaves to enlist in the armed Forces during WWII
** I still need this card **
Joe Turner gets 1 game of action as an injury replacement. Turner would be killed in action in 1945. The IHL founded that same year would name its championship trophy after Turner
1943-44
Connie Dion signs as a free agent and splits time with Franks who comes back to Detroit after being on loan to New York as a wartime replacement for Jim Henry
Smith is recalled on an emergency basis and appears in 5 games. A young Harry Lumley appears in 2 games
1944-50
Lumley takes over as Detroit’s #1 goalie and leads them to a Stanley Cup in his rookie season and again in 1950.
During these 6 seasons other goalies to see action are Red Almas, Mowers (returned from the war), Tom McGrattan and Dion who was traded before the 45-46 season to the AHL
1950-55
After starting 7 games in 49-50 Terry Sawchuk takes over as Detroit’s goalie following Lumley’s trade to Chicago during the offseason
Sawchuk would win the Calder his first year and lead Detroit to three Cups (52, 54, 55) and win the Vezina 3 times as well (52, 53, 55)
Glenn Hall, Dave Gatherum, Almas and Lefty Wilson see limited action behind Sawchuk during this span
1955-57
Hall takes over as Sawchuk is dealt to the Bruins after the 54-55 season. Hall would play in all 140 games before being dealt to Chicago following the 56-57 campaign.
1957-64
Sawchuk returns in a trade with Boston with Johnny Bucyk going the other way.
Bob Perreault, Dennis Riggin, Hank Bassen, Pat Rupp, Harrison Gray, Roger Crozier and Gilles Boisvert all see limited action in relief of Sawchuk
1964-67
After Sawchuk is claimed by the Maple Leafs in the Intra-League Draft, Crozier takes over as the #1
Carl Wetzel, George Gardner and Bassen serve as backups
1967-70
Roy Edwards joins the team in a trade for Hank Bassen. Edwards and Crozier would share goaltending duties for 3 seasons.
Sawchuk returns for a 3rd stint with Detroit during the 68-69 season coming over from LA. He would be traded to NY after year’s end
1970-71
Edwards start the majority of games as Crozier is traded to Buffalo in June. Jim Rutherford serves as backup for one year before being claimed by Pittsburgh in the Inter-League Draft
Gerry Gray and Don McLeod also see action
1971-72
Al Smith (claimed from Pittsburgh), Joe Daley (acquired from Buffalo) and Andy Brown split time for one season.
Brown is best known as the last goalie to play without a mask (April 7, 1974 with Pittsburgh)
1972-73
Edwards is reacquired from Pittsburgh and starts the bulk of the games this year
Denis DeJordy (acquired from Islanders in a deal that sends Gray to New York) and Brown also see action.
1973-74
6 goalies make appearances for Detroit this year.
Doug Grant gets the lion share with 37 games while Jim Rutherford (reacquired from Pittsburgh), Bill McKenzie, Terry Richardson, Edwards and DeJordy all see time in net.
1974-75
Rutherford is the premier starter with Grant, Mckenzie and Richardson seeing spot duty
1975-76
The instability in net for the Red Wings continues as Ed Giacomin and Peter McDuffe join the fold. Rutherford remains #1 and McKenzie goes to Kansas City in the deal that brings McDuffe to Detroit. Grant and Richardson start 3 games between them.
1976-77
Rutherford and Giacomin platoon and Richardson gets in a handful of games
1977-78
Ron Low comes over from Washington and shares time with Rutherford while Giacomin retires after appearing in 9 games.
1978-80
Kings star goalie Rogie Vachon joins Detroit and shares the load with Rutherford for 2 seasons. Low is claimed by the Nordiques in June of 79
1980-81
Rutherford play 10 games and is traded to Toronto in December. Gilles Gilbert (traded by Boston for Vachon) and Larry Lozinski inherit the job splitting time.
Claude Legris and Al Jensen see limited action.
1981-82
Bob Sauve (acquired from Buffalo), Gilbert and rookie Corrado Micalef divvy up the majority of starts between them with Greg Stefan and Legris getting a few appearances
1982-83
Stefan, Micalef and Gilbert all start 20+ games and Rutherford, who came over from LA as a Free Agent, gets one more start in his third tenure with Detroit before retiring.
1983-86
Stefan is the #1 during the mid 80s as Detroit continues to be one of the worst teams in the league.
Other goalies to come and go are Eddie Mio, Ken Holland (who would go on to be the Red Wings very successful GM), Mark LaForest, Sam St. Laurent and Chris Pusey
1986-89
Glen Hanlon (acquired from the Rangers) shares the #1 job with Stefan for 3 seasons. St. Laurent, LaForest and Darren Eliot see limited action during this period
Tim Cheveldae gets 2 starts in 88-89 before taking over the reins in the early 90s
There you go, another Original 6 goaltending history
Thanks for checking it out
